The Pyramid
Originally published in Swedish as Pyramiden in 1999 and later translated into German as Die Pyramide.

Synopsis
The Pyramid is a collection of 5 short stories plus an additional prologue (written especially for German fans) which gives readers more insight into the personal life of Kurt Wallander. While it was written after the 8th novel, Firewall, the events depicted in The Pyramid take place well before Faceless Killers, making it 1st chronologically in the series. The first story takes place in 1979 while the final occurs in 1989. In the stories, the reader sees Wallander on his first case and also before he meets his future wife Mona. In reviews it is often noted that there is very little tension built-up in the stories (except The Pyramid), usually attributed to the fact that they are so short.

The unconfirmed English 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

From Amazon.co.uk:
When Kurt Wallander first appeared in "Faceless Killers" back in 1990, he was a senior police officer, just turned forty, with his life in a mess. His wife had left him, his father barely acknowledged him; he ate badly and drank alone at night. "The Pyramid" chronicles the events that led him to such a place. We see him in the early years, doing hours on the beat whilst trying to solve a murder off-duty; witness the beginnings of his fragile relationship with Mona, the woman he has his heart set on marrying; and learn the reason behind his difficulties with his father. These thrilling tales provide a fascinating insight into Wallander's character, and demand to be read in one sitting. From the stabbing of a neighbour in 1969 to a light aircraft accident in 1989, every story is a vital piece of the "Wallander" series, showing Mankell at the top of his game. Featuring an introduction from the author, "The Pyramid" is an essential read for all fans of Kurt Wallander.

Translated from the Swedish by Martin in Stockholm:
Mossby Beach on the morning 11 December 1989.

A Piper Cherokee airplane crashes down and starts to burn. All the passengers and the pilots are dead in a minute. Kurt Wallander at the police in Ystad, is introduced to this case. After a time he realises that there is no plane missing....

At the same time, a house were two sisters live is burning. When the police arrive they find the house burning and the sisters dead. But when Nyberg searches the place he finds that the two burned sisters have bullets in their heads. Who has murdered two old sisters?

The book The Pyramid takes a step back, it tells about the life of Kurt Wallander before 1990. It tells about the time between 1969-1989, from the time when Wallander was a police at Malmö to that he meets his father at a Egyptian police station in Cairo.

With this book the Kurt Wallander Mystery Series ends.

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Language	Title	Publication Date	Translator
Swedish	Pyramiden	1999	N/A
English	The Pyramid	2008
German	Die Pyramide		Wolfgang Butt
Dutch	De jonge Wallander	2004	Rint Sybesma
French	??
Italian	Piramide	2006	Giorgio Puleo
Spanish	La pirámide	2005	Carmen Montes Cano
Catalan	La piràmide	2005	Ivette Miravitllas Pous
Basque	??
Norwegian	Pyramiden	2001	Kari Bolstad
Finnish	Pyramidi
Danish	Pyramiden
Icelandic	??
Portuguese	??
Greek	??
Polish	??
Slovenian	??
Turkish	??
Japanese	??
Korean	??
Vietnamese	??

Film Information
Released in 2007.

Product List
Books
Image	Title	Notes	Vendor
	The Pyramid	Publisher: Harvill Secker Format: Hardcover Pages: 448 ISBN: 1846550971, 978-1846550973 Released: 2008-09-04 Status: Coming Soon Markets:	Amazon.co.uk
	The Pyramid	Publisher: Format: Hardcover Pages: ISBN: Released: 2008-09-04 Status: Coming Soon Markets:	Amazon.com Amazon.ca
	Pyramiden	Publisher: Ordfront Format: Paperback Pages: 440 ISBN: 9170371709 Released: 2005-Jan Status: In Print Markets:	Ordfront.se
	Wallanders erster Fall	Publisher: Dtv Format: Paperback Pages: 464 ISBN: 3423207000 Released: 2004-March Status: In Print	Amazon.de
	De jonge Wallander	Publisher: Dr Geus Format: Hardcover Pages: 512 ISBN: 9052268746 Released: 2004-10-20 Status: In Print	?
	La pirámide	Publisher: Tusquets Editores, S.A. Format: Paperback Pages: 408 ISBN: 8483103028 Released: 2005-04 Status: In Print Markets:	Tusquets-Editores.es
	La piràmide (Catalan)	Publisher: Tusquets Editores, S.A. Format: Paperback Pages: 8483104075 ISBN: 360 Released: 2005-04 Status: In Print Markets:	Tusquets-Editores.es
DVD & Video
Image	Title	Notes	Vendor
	Pyramiden	Publisher: Buena Vista Format: DVD, Region 2, PAL, Color Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Widescreen Language: Swedish with Swedish Subtitles Rating: 15+ Released: 2007-Nov-28 Status: In Print	DVD.se
	Wallanders letzter Fall, Die Pyramide	Publisher: Buena Vista Format: DVD, Region 2, PAL, Color Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Widescreen Language: German Rating: 16 Released: 2008-Jan-07 Status: In Print	Amazon.de