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The Return of the Dancing Master by Henning Mankell, Laurie Thompson, Grover Gardner narrator is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Return of the Dancing Master about?

Mankell, known in this country for his Kurt Wallander police procedurals (Faceless Killers; The Dogs of Riga), sets this intricate, stand-alone tale of murder and intrigue in the vast pine forests of north-central Sweden. Stefan Lindman, a 37-year-old policeman in the city of Boras, sees his life, both professional and personal, as absolutely ordinary. Then he discovers a strange lump on his tongue; it's cancer, and his life changes dramatically. At the doctor's office he picks up a discarded newspaper and reads that former colleague Herbert Molin has been murdered in the northern forests. Because Lindman needs to take his mind off his upcoming cancer treatment, he decides to investigate Molin's death. As the details of the crime come to light, Lindman realizes he never knew the real Molin. The plot involves the secret world of Nazis, both past and present. The prose can be cold and spare, at least in translation: "There was a smell of paint in the house. All the lights were on....

Who reads The Return of the Dancing Master?

Author

Henning Mankell, Laurie Thompson, Grover Gardner narrator

Publisher

New Press, The

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781407017839

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Mystery, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.9 / 5 (4,780 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14