Henning Mankell
Paperback | Pages: 280 pages Rating: 3.77 | 61371 Users | 3205 Reviews
Mention Books As Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander #1)
| Original Title: | Mördare utan ansikte |
| ISBN: | 1400031575 (ISBN13: 9781400031573) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/107072/faceless-killers-by-henning-mankell/ |
| Series: | Kurt Wallander #1, Wallander #2 |
| Characters: | Kurt Wallander, Johannes Lövgren |
| Setting: | Ystad, Skåne(Sweden) Sweden |
| Literary Awards: | Glass Key Award (1992), Svenska Deckarakademins pris för bästa svenska kriminalroman (1991) |
Explanation Concering Books Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander #1)
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. 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.Unlike the situation with his ex-wife, his estranged daughter, or the beautiful but married young prosecuter who has piqued his interest, in this case, Wallander finds a problem he can handle. 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.
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Be Specific About Regarding Books Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander #1)
| Title | : | Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander #1) |
| Author | : | Henning Mankell |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 280 pages |
| Published | : | January 14th 2003 by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard (first published 1991) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Crime. Fiction. Thriller. Cultural. Sweden. European Literature. Scandinavian Literature |
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Ratings: 3.77 From 61371 Users | 3205 ReviewsAssess Regarding Books Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander #1)
Book ReviewFaceless Killers, a 1991 novel and the first in the Kurt Wallander series, delves right into Mankell's favorite pet peeve: the changing political and social landscape of Sweden and in particular the influx of immigration and asylum seekers allowed into Sweden seemingly without barriers.The plot arises like a Phoenix from this backdrop of which Mankell is a crucial source both personally and professionally as enlightening the world to such problems. It is no mistake that it is a SomaliBook ReviewFaceless Killers, a 1991 novel and the first in the Kurt Wallander series, delves right into Mankell's favorite pet peeve: the changing political and social landscape of Sweden and in particular the influx of immigration and asylum seekers allowed into Sweden seemingly without barriers.The plot arises like a Phoenix from this backdrop of which Mankell is a crucial source both personally and professionally as enlightening the world to such problems. It is no mistake that it is a Somali
Ugh.Maybe this book is dreadfully translated...or maybe it's like Ikea furniture. Mostly you end up with a bunch of bits that don't make sense. It's a popular theory in Australia that Ikea furniture is some sort of revenge upon people who live in sunlight. Maybe Henning Mankell is a plot to get the people who escaped the Ikea trap.We all over here prefer more Abba and less bad furniture and miserable books please.
There's something about Swedish authors that both fascinates me and tugs at my heartstrings. Henning Mankell does indeed do that for me with his Inspector Kurt Wallander.The air of suspense begins with the words:He has forgotten something, he knows that for sure when he wakes up. Something he dreamt during the night. Something he ought to remember. He tries to remember. But sleep is like a black hole. A well that reveals nothing of its contents.And this same suspense kept me utterly enthralled
Really enjoyed this book.Wallender is a really great character.He is a flawed character,makes lots of mistakes.He sticks at things though and finally gets there.Really interesting to read as well as the crime storyyou get involved in Wallenders personal life and hecomes across as a normal human being who just happensto be a detective.Very good and will read the rest of the series.
To grow old is to live in fear. The dread of something menacing that you felt when you were a child returns when you get old. The first episode of a sitcom is usually a bit clunky. The joke to exposition ratio is low, and youve got all these new people to meet. While Henning Mankells Kurt Wallander series is by no stretch of the imagination a situational comedy, I tried to give its first volume the same benefit of the doubt. When our depressed, middle-aged police detective/protagonist,
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