The Man from Beijing

In this gripping stand-alone thriller by acclaimed author Henning Mankell, Judge Birgitta Roslin is thrust into a chilling investigation when her grandparents are among the nineteen victims of a massacre in the Swedish hamlet of Hesjövallen. As she uncovers a connection to a murdered Andrén family in Nevada and explores a historical diary detailing the brutalities faced by Chinese laborers, Birgitta suspects that the truth behind the murders is far more complex than it appears. Her quest for answers takes her through modern-day global politics and into the dark history of the transcontinental railway, revealing connections that span generations and continents.