Henning Mankell

STOCKHOLM (AP) - Henning Mankell, the hesitant figurehead of Scandinavian crime fiction whose books about the gloomy, soul-searching police inspector Kurt Wallander enticed readers around the world, has died. Mankell's publisher Leopard said Monday on its website that the author and theater director died in the city of Goteborg, southwestern Sweden, during the night following his battle with cancer. His books sold more than 40 million copies worldwide. In January 2014, Mankell revealed he had been diagnosed with the disease and wrote about his fight against it in the Guardian and a Swedish daily. Survivors include his wife, Eva Bergman, the daughter of legendary Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman.