Mr Mankell is obsessed by the way that the smug Swedes respond to disruptive forces like immigration and criminal gangs.

ECONOMIST: Schumpeter

At least it does for me, as I believe the recent success of Stieg Larsson and Henning Mankell has made us, as a nation of readers, warmer toward our Scandinavian neighbors.

FORBES: Swedish Crime Fiction and the Trouble With Translation

Mr Mankell started out writing mainstream plays and novels.

ECONOMIST: Schumpeter