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Before The Frost by Henning Mankell

Before The Frost

by Henning Mankell
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  • Feb 1, 2005, 383 pages
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  • Feb 2006, 384 pages
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'Henning Mankell is by far the best writer of police mysteries today' - Michael Ondaatje - Paperback

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This review first ran in the February 15, 2006 issue of BookBrowse Recommends.

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