

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.
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Murray (Translator) 3.77 70,496 ratings3,702 reviews 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. A 1 international bestseller: This 'exquisite novel of mesmerizing depth' launched the acclaimed Wallander Mysteries and BBC series starring Kenneth Branagh ( Los Angeles Times ). 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. Faceless Killers Henning Mankell, Steven T. Faceless Killers opens with the brutal torture and murder of an elderly farmer and his wife near the city Ystad in southern Sweden. debut ( Library Jounal) from the successor to mystery writers Maj Sjwall and Per Wahl For me, Henning Mankell is by far the best writer of police mysteries today.


Murray First in the Kurt Wallander series, a brilliant U.S. The mystery thriller series that inspired the Netflix crime drama Young Wallanderįrom the dean of Scandinavian noir, the first riveting installment in the internationally bestselling and universally acclaimed Kurt Wallander series. Faceless Killers A Kurt Wallander Mystery Henning Mankell Translated by Steven T.
