Great reading! Books by Henning Mankell and Stieg Larsson.
Wallander’s escapades, proclivity to whiskey and melancholy have brought critical acclaim to Swedish author Henning Mankell. Kenneth Branagh is Detective Criminal Inspector Kurt Wallander in the PBS series – to air on PBS this fall – that has made the southern Swedish seaside town of Ystad --unique for its quaint timbered-houses and medieval lore -- synonymous with murder.
The main characters in the best-selling Millennium series by Stieg Larsson, are journalist Mikael Blomkvist and computer hacker Lisbeth Salander. Their stories which take place in Sweden's capital, mainly on the island of Södermalm, have inspired a film and TV series and will attract droves of fans to take Millennium walking tours about Stockholm. Mankell’s Wallander books: Sidetracked, Firewall and One Step Behind Stieg Larsson’s Millennium books: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played with Fire. A third book in this serie will soon be published.