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1910701769

After the fire.

Author: Mankell, Henning.

Publication year: 2017

Language: English

Media class: Hardback

Publisher: London : Harvill Secker, 2017.

ISBN: 1910701769 9781910701768 (hbk): 17.99

Notes:

Fredrik Welin is a 70-year-old retired doctor. Years ago he retreated to the Swedish archipelago, where he lives alone on an island. He swims in the sea every day, cutting a hole in the ice if necessary. He lives a quiet life. Until he wakes up one night to find his house on fire. Fredrik escapes just in time, wearing two left-footed wellies, as neighbouring islanders arrive to help douse the flames. All that remains in the morning is a stinking ruin and evidence of arson. The house that has been in his family for generations and all his worldly belongings are gone. He cannot think who would do such a thing, or why. Without a suspect, the police begin to think he started the fire himself.

Translated from the Swedish by Marlaine Delargy.