''The Pyramid'' (orig. Swedish ''Pyramiden'') is a collection of five short stories by

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author

Henning Mankell Henning Georg Mankell (; 3February 19485October 2015) was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number ...

, first published in Sweden in 1999 and translated into English in 2008. It features his best-known character, police inspector

Kurt Wallander Kurt Wallander () is a fictional Swedish police inspector created by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell (1948 – 2015). He is the protagonist of many thriller/mystery novels set in and around the town of Ystad, south-east of the city of M ...

. While it was written after the 8th novel, ''Firewall'', the events depicted in ''The Pyramid'' take place well before '' Faceless Killers'', making it chronologically the first in the series. The first story takes place in 1969 while the last occurs in 1989-90. The

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translation of the titles for each of the short stories is: *"Wallander's First Case" *"The Man with the Mask" *"The Man at the Beach" *"The Death of the Photographer" *"The Pyramid"

Adaptation

In 2007, Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television in association with Tre Vänner Produktion produced a 90-minute straight-to-video adaptation of ''The Pyramid'', starring

Rolf Lassgård Rolf Holger Lassgård (born 29 March 1955) is a Swedish actor. He is known for his many roles in crime dramas. Life and career Lassgård was born in Östersund, Jämtland. A keen amateur ice hockey player in his youth, he also joined theatre te ...

as the older Wallander and

Gustaf Skarsgård Gustaf Caspar Orm Skarsgård (born 12 November 1980) is a Swedish actor. He is known for his roles in ''Evil'' (2003), '' The Way Back'' (2010) and ''Kon-Tiki'' (2012). He also appeared in the HBO TV series ''Westworld'' (2018), as Merlin in t ...

as the younger Wallander.

References

1999 short story collections Short story collections by Henning Mankell Mystery short story collections Crime short story collections Wallander Fiction set in 1969 Fiction set in 1989 Fiction set in 1990 Ordfront books {{1990s-mystery-story-collection-stub