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by Henning Mankell

Book 11 of Kurt Wallander

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Genre

Suspense fiction

What it is about

Kurt Wallander
Police
Missing persons

Where it happens

Sweden

Ages

Adult

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Last checked: October 28, 2026

The Keeper of Lost Causes
Jussi Adler-Olsen · Adult

about 380 pages
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Why: Both are books about missing persons and police.
- Missing persons
- Police
What both books share
- missing persons
  The Troubled Man: "Missing persons -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
  The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
- police
  The Troubled Man: "Police -- Sweden -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
  The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Police -- Denmark -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Troubled Man; Open Library and Wikidata for The Keeper of Lost Causes.
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About Henning Mankell

Born: Born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1948. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Wikidata lists the Glass Key award (1992) among Henning Mankell's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Wikidata lists the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (1993) among Henning Mankell's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.

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