Henning Mankell: Kennedy's Brain December 3, 2007

Swedish crime-writing superstar Henning Mankell (the Kurt Wallander Mysteries) presents Kennedy's Brain, his most recent book to be translated into English.

Henning Mankell is the author of many novels for adults and children, but is best known for his internationally bestselling Kurt Wallander Mysteries, of which 8 are available in English translation. He has been commended by Michael Ondaatje as, "By far the best writer of police mysteries today ... in the great tradition of those whose works transcend their chosen genre to become thrilling and moral literature."

When archaeologist Louise Cantor's son, Henrik, is found dead in his flat, she refuses to believe it was suicide. Clues that only a mother could detect lead her to believe something more sinister took place...

In this terrifying thriller, Mankell takes the reader from Sweden to Mozambique on a quest to discover the truth behind Henrik's death - a riddle which includes Louise's discovery that her son had contracted HIV, and that he had a mysterious obsession with the conspiracy theory that JFK's brain disappeared prior to his autopsy.

Official Website: http://www.readings.org/?q=weekly/kennedys_brain