The Fifth Woman
Originally published in Swedish as Den Femte Kvinnan in 1996 and later translated into German as Die fünfte Frau.

Synopsis
The Fifth Woman explores what happens when society take justice into its own hands rather than relying on its police and justice system. A woman whose mother was abused and later murdered seeks to punish men who have abused other women. In response to her crimes and the police's inability to solve them, vigilante groups begin to form in Sweden. Wallander and his team must race to catch the killer before society tears itself apart.

From The Harvill Press:
Four nuns and a fifth woman, a visitor to Africa, are killed in a savage night-time attack. Months later in Sweden, the news of the unexplained tragedy sets off a cruel vengeance for these killings.

Inspector Kurt Wallander is home from an idyllic holiday in Rome, full of energy and plans for the future. Autumn settles over the province of Skåne, and Wallander prays the winter will be peaceful. But when he investigates the disappearance of an elderly bird-watcher he discovers a gruesome and meticulously planned murder - a body impaled in a trap of sharpened bamboo poles. Then another man is reported missing. And once again, Wallander's life is on hold as he and his close knit team work tirelessly to find a link between the series of viscous murders. Making progress not through revelation but through dogged police work, and forever battling to make sense of the violence of modern Sweden, Wallander will lead a massive investigation to find a killer whose crimes are the product of the new realities that make him despair.

Reviews

• Crime by Marilyn Stasio for The New York Times, 2000-Aug-20
• There's only one Sam Spade. Luckily for us, three others have turned up by Peter Gutteridge for the Guardian Unlimited, 2001-June-03
• Stockholm Confidential by Karen G. Anderson for January Magazine, 2001-Feb

Links

• Random House page for The Fifth Woman
• The New Press page for The Fifth Woman
• IMDB film page

Language	Title	Publication Date	Translator
Swedish	Den Femte Kvinnan	1996	N/A
English	The Fifth Woman	2000	Steven T. Murray
German	Die fünfte Frau	1998	Wolfgang Butt
Dutch	De vijfde vrouw	2001	Cora Polet
French	La cinquième femme	2000	Anna Gibson
Italian	La quinta donna	1999	Giorgio Puleo
Spanish	La quinta mujer	2000	Marina Torres
Catalan	??
Basque	??
Norwegian	Den femte kvinnen	1998	Kari Bolstad
Finnish	Viides nainen
Danish	Den femte kvinde
Icelandic	??
Portuguese	A quinta mulher
Greek	Η πέμπτη γυναίκα	2005
Polish	Piąta kobieta	2004	Halina Thylwe
Slovenian	Peta ženska	2004	Uroš Kalèiè
Turkish	Beşinci Kadın	2002	Fatoş Dilber
Japanese	??
Korean	다섯번째 여자		권혁준
Vietnamese	??

Film Information
The film version replaces the character of Anne-Brit Höglund with a new character named Maja Thysell.

the bird watching tower	the flower shop	Maja Thysell	Nyberg working
Wallander	Linda	mercenaries	the shed of Wallander's Father
the team prepares to inspect the field	Wallander's father in the hospital	in Rome	Svedberg and Holgerson
Ystad Chief of Police Lisa Holgerson	Kalle Birch, Detective from Lund	Martinsson	Svedberg
Ebba

Product List
Books
Image	Title	Notes	Vendor
	Dem Femte Kvinnan	Publisher: Ordfront Format: Paperback Pages: 475 ISBN: 9170371695 Released: 2005-Jan Status: In Print Markets:	Ordfront.se
	The Fifth Woman (A Kurt Wallander Mystery)	Publisher: Vintage Format: Paperback Pages: 448 ISBN: 0099445212 Released: 2002-Sept-05 Status: In Print Markets:	Amazon.co.uk
	The Fifth Woman	Publisher: Vintage Books Format: Hardcover Pages: 448 ISBN: 1400031540 Released: 2004-Apr-13 Status: In Print Markets:	Amazon.com Amazon.ca
	The Fifth Woman (A Kurt Wallander Mystery)	Publisher: Harvill Press Format: Paperback Pages: 437 ISBN: 1860468543 Released: 2001-Apr-19 Status: Out of Print Markets:	Amazon.co.uk
	The Fifth Woman (A Kurt Wallander Mystery)	Publisher: Harvill Press Format: Paperback Pages: 437 ISBN: 1860468667 Released: 2001-Sept-13 Status: Out of Print Markets:	Amazon.co.uk
	The Fifth Woman (A Kurt Wallander Mystery)	Publisher: The New Press Format: Paperback Pages: 423 ISBN: 1565847067 Released: 2002-June-01 Status: Out of Print Markets:	Amazon.com Amazon.ca
	The Fifth Woman (A Kurt Wallander Mystery)	Publisher: New Press Format: Hardcover Pages: 423 ISBN: 1565845471 Released: 2003-Nov Status: Out of Print Markets:	Amazon.com Amazon.ca
	Die fünfte Frau	Publisher: Dtv Format: Pages: ISBN: 3423203668 Released: Status: Markets:	Amazon.de
	Die fünfte Frau	Publisher: Zsolnay Format: Pages: ISBN: 3552049010 Released: Status: Markets:	Amazon.de
	La cinquième femme	Publisher: Seuil Format: Pages: ISBN: 2020372924 Released: Status: Markets:	Amazon.fr Amazon.ca
	La cinquième femme	Publisher: Seuil Format: Pages: ISBN: 2020499959 Released: Status: Markets:	Amazon.fr Amazon.ca
	La quinta mujer	Publisher: Tusquets Editores, S.A. Format: Paperback Pages: 496 ISBN: 848310136X Released: 2000-05 Status: In Print Markets:	Tusquets-Editores.es
Audio Books
Image	Title	Notes	Vendor
	The Fifth Woman	Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Format: CD Length: Unabridged, 14 CDs, 14 hrs 58 mins ISBN: 0753123746 Released: Status: In Print Narrator: Sean Barrett	ISIS Publishing
	The Fifth Woman	Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Format: Cassette Tapes Length: Unabridged, 14 tapes, 14 hrs 58 mins ISBN: 0753120747 Released: Status: In Print Narrator: Sean Barrett	ISIS Publishing
DVD & Video
Image	Title	Notes	Vendor
	Den 5:e kvinnan	Publisher: Format: DVD, Region 2, PAL, Color Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Widescreen Language: Swedish with Swedish Subtitles Rating: Released: 2002-Mar-13 Status: In Print	DVD.se
	Wallander Box (3 Disc)	Publisher: Pan Vision Format: DVD, Region 2, PAL, Color Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Widescreen (2.35:1) Language: Swedish with Swedish Subtitles Rating: Released: 2004-06-16 Status: In Print	DVD.se
	Die fünfte Frau	Publisher: 2DF Films Format: DVD, Region 2, PAL, Color Aspect Ratio: Language: Swedish & German with German Subtitles Rating: FSK 16 Released: 2003-Feb-17 Status: In Print	Amazon.de
	Die fünfte Frau	Publisher: 2DF Films Format: VHS, PAL, Color Aspect Ratio: 4:3 Language: German Rating: FSK 16 Released: 2003-Feb-17 Status: In Print	Amazon.de
	La quinta mujer	Publisher: Llamentol Format: DVD, Region 2, PAL, Color Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Language: Spanish Rating: Released: 2005-Dec-14 Status: In Print	DvdGo.com