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The Man From Beijing

By: Henning Mankell
Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
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One cold January day the police are called to a sleepy little hamlet in the north of Sweden where they discover a savagely murdered man lying in the snow. As they begin their investigation they notice that the village seems eerily quiet and deserted. Going from house to house, looking for witnesses, they uncover a crime unprecedented in Swedish history. When Judge Birgitta Roslin reads about the massacre, she realises that she has a family connection to one of the couples involved and decides to investigate. A nineteenth-century diary and a red silk ribbon found in the forest nearby are the only clues. What Birgitta eventually uncovers leads her into an international web of corruption and a story of vengeance that stretches back over a hundred years, linking China and the USA of the 1860s with modern-day Beijing, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and coming to a shocking climax in London’s Chinatown. The Man from Beijing is both a gripping and perceptive political thriller and a compelling detective story.

It shows Henning Mankell at the height of his powers, handling a broad historical canvas and pressing international issues with his exceptional gifts for insight and chilling suspense.

©2011 Henning Mankell (P)2011 Random House Audiobooks International Mystery & Crime Mystery Political Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Espionage China Fiction Crime Africa Suspense Village

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Reader was excellent and story skilful and believable. I learnt so much about Chinese and American history whilst engaging with the main characters. Truly amazing story telling.

History was fascinating.

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Loved it. Something very different. Gripping and leaves you wanting to know what is next.

Great story

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One of the best stories I have listened to . Good performance did not detract.

Excellent

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Superb story from Mr Mankell! I was hanging on every word spoken. Better than Wallander.

outstanding

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Such a great story , gripping right to the end .The best I have listened to so far,and I have read and listened to many good trillers.

Brilliant book

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