The Fifth Woman
First edition (Swedish)  | |
| Author | Henning Mankell | 
|---|---|
| Original title | Den femte kvinnan | 
| Translator | Steven T. Murray | 
| Language | Swedish | 
| Series | Kurt Wallander #6 | 
| Genre | Crime novel | 
| Publisher | Ordfront | 
Publication date  | 1996 | 
| Publication place | Sweden | 
Published in English  | 2000 | 
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) | 
| Pages | 428 pp (Eng. hardback trans.) | 
| ISBN | 1-86046-854-3 (Eng. trans.) | 
| OCLC | 59544856 | 
| Preceded by | Sidetracked | 
| Followed by | One Step Behind | 
The Fifth Woman (original: Den femte kvinnan; 1996) is a crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell, the sixth in his acclaimed Inspector Wallander series.