Sidetracked (novel)

1995 novel by Henning Mankell

OriginaltitleVillospår

Sidetracked
First edition (Swedish)
Author	Henning Mankell
Original title	Villospår
Translator	Steven T. Murray
Language	Swedish
Series	Kurt Wallander #5
Genre	Crime, Mystery novel
Publisher	Ordfront
Publication date	1995
Publication place	Sweden
Published in English	1999
Media type	Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages	420 pp (Eng. hardback trans.)
ISBN	1-86046-785-7 (Eng. trans.)
OCLC	44398108
Preceded by	The Man Who Smiled
Followed by	The Fifth Woman

Sidetracked (first published as Villospår in 1995) is a crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell, the fifth in his Kurt Wallander series.^[1] Translated into English, it won the UK Crime Writers' Association annual Gold Dagger award for "best crime novel" in 2001.

In the sweltering Swedish summer of 1994, a sadistic serial killer begins preying on elderly, successful men, violently slaughtering them with an axe before collecting their scalps as trophies. Meanwhile, Wallander witnesses a young woman from the Dominican Republic set herself on fire, and must also cope with his increasingly despondent father, who's determined to make one final trip to Italy. As he investigates the two cases, the Ystad detective uncovers a sinister link to prostitution rackets and the white slavery trade.

Adaptations

In 2001, Sidetracked was adapted by Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television into a two and a half hour television movie, starring Rolf Lassgård as Wallander. In 2008, British broadcaster BBC One broadcast a 90-minute adaptation for its Wallander television series starring Kenneth Branagh.

Sidetracked will be adapted again for the new series starring Gustaf Skarsgård as Wallander.^[2]

References

↑ Andrew Nestingen (2014). "Nordic Noir and Neo-noir: The Human Criminal". In Homer B. Pettey; R. Barton Palmer (eds.). International noir. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 181. doi:10.1515/9780748691111-011. ISBN 978-0-7486-9111-1. S2CID 246932240.
↑ "Banijay Entertainment Brings Back 'Wallander' for Modern-Day Reboot Starring Gustaf Skarsgård (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.

v t e Kurt Wallander by Henning Mankell
Novels	Faceless Killers The Dogs of Riga The White Lioness The Man Who Smiled Sidetracked The Fifth Woman One Step Behind Firewall The Pyramid An Event in Autumn Before the Frost The Troubled Man
Adaptations	Swedish film series Swedish TV series British TV series Young Wallander
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