1/6/2024 0 Comments Faceless killers quotesThis is the first in the series of books featuring Kurt Wallandar. " Great example of one of my favorite genres - police procedurals. Because of this, Wallander really does live for me, long after I've closed the book. Perhaps because of the lack of chronology in my reading, I have enjoyed observing how tightly Mankell watches over his characters and their environments over the years and over the volumes. " Quick read yet satisfying crime novel by a Swedish writer, although no comparison to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. " He may be a Swedish mystery author, but he is not Steig Larsson! Oh well. It was not the typical American mystery procedural. What was exotic was the manner which the story unwinds. It did have the feel of the locations that show up in British novels but I thought there would be more exotic about it. I didn't feel like I was reading about a foreign place. For a book about Sweden, it seemed rather common. " There was good characters and an interesting story. " Really enjoyed my first Wallander novel - so much so decided to read another. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.“Mankell’s work mixes compelling procedural details with strong social consciousness…A superior novel-and a harbinger of great things to come.” - Booklist “ brilliant US debut…The author goes well beyond the narrow police procedural in creating a full-bodied Wallander and in casting light on the refugee problem in contemporary Swedish society.” - Library Journal “Combines thriller-quality entertainment with a depiction of antiforeigner prejudice in Sweden, painted here as a very chilly place indeed.” - Publishers Weekly “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 “Intelligent, moving and topical, this is a thriller of the very best kind.” - Times (London) “Inspector Wallander has established himself as one of the best of recent detectives…Tightly plotted.” - Times Literary Supplement (London) “An especially satisfying crime novel, like those of such past masters as Georges Simenon, Nicholas Freeling, and Sweden’s own Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö.” - Wall Street Journal
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