) First edition (Sweden) | |
| Author | Henning Mankell |
|---|---|
| Original title | Steget efter |
| Translator | Ebba Segerberg |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
| Series | Kurt Wallander #7 |
| Genre | Crime, Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Ordfront |
Publication date | 1997 |
Published in English | September 2002 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 400 pp (Eng. hardback trans.) |
| ISBN | 1-86046-983-3 (Eng. trans.) |
| Preceded by | The Fifth Woman |
| Followed by | Firewall |
One Step Behind is a 1997 crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell, the seventh in his acclaimed Inspector Wallander series.
Synopsis
Two young women and one young man, inexplicably dressed as the nobility of Sweden did during the reign of Gustavus III, are found dead, each slain with a single bullet, their bodies half consumed by animals in the wilderness. Wallander is horrified when he makes a connection between the crime and his close friend and colleague Svedberg, and after the latter is found savagely murdered in his own apartment, the tormented detective finds himself up against a deranged, merciless killer who remains just one step ahead of him.
Adaptation
In 2005, One Step Behind was adapted by Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television into a theatrical film, starring Rolf Lassgård as Wallander. In 2008, British broadcaster BBC One broadcast a 90-minute adaptation as part of its Wallander television series starring Kenneth Branagh.