Author’s Note

Henning Mankell wrote in the Afterword to The Troubled Man:

‘In the world of fiction it is possible to take many liberties. For instance, it is not unusual for me to change a landscape slightly so that nobody can say: “It is exactly there! That’s where the action took place!”’

I have also taken liberties in moving some of the houses and shops of Aldeburgh from their true settings and placing them where I wanted and needed them to be. After all, this is a work of fiction!