His melancholy detective Kurt Wallander started a boom in ‘Scandi’ crime fiction. So why is he ditching him?

Why had a region best known for Volvos, Abba and Ikea begun producing dark and violent thrillers filled with brooding detectives and avenging cyberpunks?

Rolf Lassgard's portrayal of Wallander – airing on BBC4 this Christmas – brings yet another dimension to Henning Mankell's rumpled detective

29 oktober är det urpremiär för Henning Mankells pjäs Darwins kapten på Dramatens scen Lejonkulan.

The new series of Swedish Wallander films starring Krister Henriksson has been awarded The International TV Dagger.

Henning Mankell's biopic of his late father-in-law, Ingmar Bergman, has generated enough drama to fill one of his Wallander novels – and it hasn't been shot yet.

The bleak Scandinavian landscapes have inspired a series of hit books about dour detectives, and more writers are now lining up to claim the Nordic crime crown

As Penguin and the Aids organisation (RED) launch a new set of classic novels, Henning Mankell, the creator of Wallander, considers the power of storytelling in Africa...

Swedish crime writer describes the 'horrifying moment' when he realised Israelis had chosen to attack the ships.

Kurt Wallander är Ystads största attraktion. Henning Mankells romanfigur lockar årligen tusentals turister till Sveriges sydligaste stad. Och de flesta av kommunens drygt 27 000 invånare är inte så lite stolta över den melankoliske kriminalkommissarien som löser mordfall på löpande band i den lilla kullerstensstaden.

"By the time he reached Blekegatan he was out of breath. From Mariagatan he had jogged along Oskarsgatan, although it wasn't far and he had not run particularly fast, the chill, damp autumn air bit into his lungs and his heart pounded."

The creator of Wallander talks about his crime fiction, his novels and his African theatre company.

More episodes of Swedish detective drama – including three original stories – thought to be in the pipeline.

Mariella Frostrup's guest is Henning Mankell, creator of the popular detective Kurt Wallander, who discusses his new political thriller The Man From Beijing.

Henning Mankell may have fancied a change of detective but Roslin is no Wallander, finds Mark Sanderson .

Grief-stricken author ends award-winning crime series after actress who played Wallander's daughter takes her own life

Henning Mankell's new standalone novel opens similarly to its 2006 predecessor, Depths, on an island in the Swedish archipelago. Its themes of isolation and estrangement are similar too - but with one huge difference. There are no murders and little violence in Italian Shoes

Kenneth Branagh has won the prize for best actor at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards (BPG) for his performance in the BBC drama Wallander.

Swedish inspector Kurt Wallender investigates an attack on an elderly couple. Written by Henning Mankell, read by David Warner.

Replete with blameless blue skies and billowing yellow fields, Wallander, the three-part adaptation of Henning Mankell's detective novels, almost literally waved the flag for Sweden.