
Faceless Killers
A Kurt Wallander Mystery
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It was a crime of senseless violence. On a cold night in a remote Swedish farmhouse, an elderly farmer was bludgeoned to death, his wife left to die with a noose around her neck. As if this didn't present enough problems for Ystad police inspector Kurt Wallander, the dying woman's last word, his only tangible clue, were foreign. If publicized, they could be the match that would inflame Sweden's already smoldering anti-immigrant sentiments.
With this case - unlike the situation with his ex-wife, his estranged daughter, or the young prosecutor who has piqued his interest - Wallander feels he has a problem he can handle. He quickly becomes obsessed with solving the crime before the already tense situation explodes, though it will require all of his talent to do so.
©1991 Henning Mankell, English translation 1997 Steven T. Murray (P)2006 Blackstone Audio Inc.Kritikerstimmen
"Mankell's work mixes compelling procedural details with strong social consciousness....A superior novel and a harbinger of great things to come." ( Booklist)
"[A] brilliant U.S. debut....The author goes well beyond the narrow police procedural in creating a full-bodied Wallender and in casting light on the refugee problem in contemporary Swedish society." ( Library Journal)
So muss er sein
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"Faceless Killers" is the first in the Kurt Wallander series, and it still works as a police procedural. The case - a gruesome double murder that leads to another random killing - is interesting, and the police investigation is solid and believable. The solution to the case is a bit disappointing, but on the whole I felt well entertained.
The narrator's a good fit for the main character, even though (or because?) he sometimes makes some of the characters sound slightly drunk.
I read the complete Wallander series about 25 years ago, but don't really remember any of the books. I enjoyed listening to "Faceless Killers" enough to want to check out the sequel. For the time being the whole series is free for Audible members, so that's a plus.
Still worth it
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