The Fifth Woman
Encyclopedia
The Fifth Woman is a crime novel by Swedish
author Henning Mankell
, the sixth in his acclaimed Inspector Wallander series.
has been preying on wealthy widowers, beginning with a retired car salesman whose interests appear to be limited to bird watching and poetry and whose body was discovered partially eaten by crows, and a flower shop manager, found starved and garrotted in the woods. Wallander soon realises that both their wives mysteriously vanished several years ago, and after another man is drowned in a lake, he goes on the hunt for an avenging angel...
into a four-part television miniseries, starring Rolf Lassgård
as Wallander. British broadcaster BBC
commissioned a 90-minute adaptation for its Wallander television series starring Kenneth Branagh
. The episode was broadcast in January 2010.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
author Henning Mankell
Henning Mankell
Henning Mankell is a Swedish crime writer, children's author, leftist activist and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most famous creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander.-Life and career:...
, the sixth in his acclaimed Inspector Wallander series.
Synopsis
A sadistic serial killerSerial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
has been preying on wealthy widowers, beginning with a retired car salesman whose interests appear to be limited to bird watching and poetry and whose body was discovered partially eaten by crows, and a flower shop manager, found starved and garrotted in the woods. Wallander soon realises that both their wives mysteriously vanished several years ago, and after another man is drowned in a lake, he goes on the hunt for an avenging angel...
Adaptations
In 2002, The Fifth Woman was adapted by Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges TelevisionSveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...
into a four-part television miniseries, starring Rolf Lassgård
Rolf Lassgård
Rolf Lassgård is a Swedish actor.-Biography:A keen amateur ice hockey player in his youth, Lassgård also joined theatre teacher Ingemar Lind's Institute for the Performing Arts in the village of Storhögen outside Östersund. He then attended the Stage School in Malmö from 1975-78...
as Wallander. British broadcaster BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
commissioned a 90-minute adaptation for its Wallander television series starring Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Charles Branagh is an actor and film director from Northern Ireland. He is best known for directing and starring in several film adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays including Henry V , Much Ado About Nothing , Hamlet Kenneth Charles Branagh is an actor and film director from...
. The episode was broadcast in January 2010.