One Step Behind (novel)
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| Author | Henning Mankell |
| Original title | Steget efter |
| Translator | Ebba Segerberg |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
| Series | Kurt Wallander #7 |
| Genre(s) | Crime, Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Harvill Secker |
| Publication date | 1997 (orig.) |
| Published in English |
September 2002 (Eng. trans.) |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 400 pp (Eng. hardback trans.) |
| ISBN | ISBN 1860469833 (Eng. trans.) |
| Preceded by | The Fifth Woman |
| Followed by | Firewall |
One Step Behind (1997) is a crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell, the seventh in his acclaimed Inspector Wallander series.
[edit] Synopsis
Two young girls and one young man, inexplicably dressed as the nobility of Sweden did during the reign of Gustavus III, are found dead, all slain with a single bullet, their bodies half consumed by animals in the wilderness. Wallander is horrified when he makes a connection between the crime and his close friend Svedberg, and after the latter is found savagely murdered in his own apartment, the tormented detective finds himself up against a deranged, merciless killer who remains just one step ahead of him.
[edit] Places in the novel
- Ystad
- Barnsö Island, Östergötland 58°10′15.66″N 16°54′36.38″E / 58.1710167°N 16.9101056°E
- The dunes at Nybrostrand 55°25′17.35″N 13°58′36.75″E / 55.4214861°N 13.976875°E
- Hedeskoga - Sture Björklund (Svedberg's cousin) lives here. 55°27′0.73″N 13°47′50.85″E / 55.4502028°N 13.7974583°E
[edit] Adaptations
In 2005, One Step Behind was adapted by Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television into a theatrical film, starring Rolf Lassgård as Wallander. In 2008, British broadcaster BBC One broadcast a 90-minute adaptation as part of its Wallander television series starring Kenneth Branagh.
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