I understand Mankell was a leftie - was on the Gaza flotilla that got shot up by the IDF, for instance - but this book seems pretty critical of Sweden’s lax border policies. Ciphers, flotsam from the fall of the Iron Curtain washed up on Sweden’s all-too-welcoming shores. Henning Mankell, “Faceless Killers” (1991) (translated from the Swedish by Steven Murray) – Well, SPOILER ALERT, the killers are indeed faceless. Peter Berard on Review- Nozick, “Anarchy, Stat… Peter Berard on Review – Corey, “Persepo… Louis Post-Dispatch From the Trade Paperback edition., "An exquisite novel of mesmerizing depth and suspense." -Los Angeles Times "An especially satisfying crime novel, like those of such past masters as Georges Simenon, Nicholas Freeling, and Sweden's own Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo." The Wall Street Journal "Intelligent, moving and topical, this is a thriller of the very best kind." The Times(London) "A well-crafted police procedural, the story moves along at a brisk pace and comes to an exciting climax." St.
Louis Post-Dispatch From the Trade Paperback edition., "An exquisite novel of mesmerizing depth and suspense." -Los Angeles Times "An especially satisfying crime novel, like those of such past masters as Georges Simenon, Nicholas Freeling, and Sweden's own Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo." -The Wall Street Journal "Intelligent, moving and topical, this is a thriller of the very best kind." -The Times(London) "A well-crafted police procedural, the story moves along at a brisk pace and comes to an exciting climax." -St. Louis Post-Dispatch From the Trade Paperback edition., "An exquisite novel of mesmerizing depth and suspense." - Los Angeles Times "An especially satisfying crime novel, like those of such past masters as Georges Simenon, Nicholas Freeling, and Sweden's own Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo." - The Wall Street Journal "Intelligent, moving and topical, this is a thriller of the very best kind." - The Times (London) "A well-crafted police procedural, the story moves along at a brisk pace and comes to an exciting climax." - St. "An exquisite novel of mesmerizing depth and suspense." - Los Angeles Times "An especially satisfying crime novel, like those of such past masters as Georges Simenon, Nicholas Freeling, and Sweden's own Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo." - The Wall Street Journal "Intelligent, moving and topical, this is a thriller of the very best kind." - The Times (London) "A well-crafted police procedural, the story moves along at a brisk pace and comes to an exciting climax." - St. He quickly becomes obsessed with solving the crime before the already tense situation explodes, but soon comes to realize that it will require all his reserves of energy and dedication to solve. Unlike the situation with his ex-wife, his estranged daughter, or the beautiful but married young prosecuter who has peaked his interest, in this case, Wallander finds a problem he can handle. And as if this didn't present enough problems for the Ystad police Inspector Kurt Wallander, the dying woman's last word is foreign, leaving the police the one tangible clue they have-and in the process, the match that could inflame Sweden's already smoldering anti-immigrant sentiments. It was a senselessly violent crime: on a cold night in a remote Swedish farmhouse an elderly farmer is bludgeoned to death, and his wife is left to die with a noose around her neck.
#Wallander the faceless killers series#
From the dean of Scandinavian noir, the first riveting installment in the internationally bestselling and universally acclaimed Kurt Wallander series, the basis for the PBS series staring Kenneth Branagh.