Firewall (Mankell novel)
1998 novel by Henning Mankell
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Firewall (Swedish: Brandvägg) is a crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell.[1] The novel was translated into English by Ebba Segerberg.[2][3]
First edition (Sweden) | |
| Author | Henning Mankell |
|---|---|
| Original title | Brandvägg |
| Translator | Ebba Segerberg |
| Language | Swedish |
| Series | Kurt Wallander #8 |
| Genre | Crime novel |
| Publisher | Ordfront |
Publication date | 1998 |
| Publication place | Sweden |
Published in English | 2002 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 436 pp (Eng. hardback trans.) |
| ISBN | 1-84343-112-2 (Eng. trans.) |
| Preceded by | One Step Behind |
| Followed by | The Pyramid |
Synopsis
A series of bizarre incidents sweep across Sweden: a man dies in front of an ATM, two young women slaughter an elderly taxi driver, a murder is committed aboard a Baltic Sea ferry, and a sub-station engineer makes a gruesome discovery while investigating the cause of a nationwide power cut. As Wallander investigates, he uncovers a sinister plan to bring the Western world to its knees.
Adaptations
Lisa Siwe directed a 2006 screen adaptation of Firewall, starring Rolf Lassgård as Wallander.[4] In 2008, British broadcaster BBC One broadcast a 90-minute adaptation as part of its Wallander television series starring Kenneth Branagh.[5]
