Christofer Bjurstrom Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

This quietly moving story of family, friendship, and love, by the author of Hanna's Daughters , has already become an international best-seller and will no doubt capture the hearts of American readers as well. Simon Larsson is a pensive andd thoughtful boy growing up i Sweden during World War II, fortunate to be safe within a remarkably loving and cohesive community. Half Jewish, he is being raised by his Scandinavian aunt and uncle, who adopted him as their own at birth. In a novel rich in mystical overtones, his adoptive parents take on truly archetypal dimensions. Karin's deep love and compassion is matched by Erik's understated strength and stoicism, and together they create a firm family base from which 11 year-old Simon can grow and dream. But Simon, who doesn't know the story of his birth and adoption, seems set apart from his Scandinavian world by his dark hair and olive complexion, and he often retreats into fantasies to alleviate his feelings of disconnection. When he befriends Isak Lentov, a young Jewish boy from Germany, their families become close in spite of the contrast between Isak's father's religious faith and the Larssons' strictly secular Swedish socialism. These two opposing viewpoints help form a unique framework for Simon and Isak as they come of age and work toward finding meaning in their lives, and as Fredriksson explores relations between fantasy, myth, and reality. --<i>Catherine Sias</i>

Na poli pohltia ženu plamene. Jej telo pod oblohou bez jediného mráčika vzplanie ako fakľa. Krátko nato neďaleko juhošvédskeho mesta Ystad nájdu zavraždeného politika s oskalpovanou hlavou. Rovnaký osud postihne aj pochybného obchodníka s umením. Švédsko zažíva nezvyčajne horúce leto. Ľudia sa nevedia odtrhnúť od obrazoviek a víťazného ťaženia svojich miláčikov na majstrovstvách sveta vo futbale. Sériový vrah spáchal prvú vraždu. Komisár Wallander sa ujíma vyšetrovania, ktoré čoraz väčšmi pripomína nočnú moru. Uvedomuje si, že ďalším hrôzam sa mu nepodarí zabrániť. Ktosi práve dokončuje svoju premenu. Z reproduktorov znie dunenie bubnov, bojovník robí ešte posledné ťahy štetcom na tvári. Potom skontroluje, či je zbraň dobre nabrúsená, a nehlučne vyjde z miestnosti. Vyráža do ďalšieho súboja. Román Falošná stopa kritici aj čitatelia pokladajú za jednu z najlepších častí Mankellovej detektívnej série o komisárovi Wallanderovi.