- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Vintage
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 009957182X
- ISBN-13: 978-0099571827
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 222 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
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Faceless Killers,
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This review is from: Faceless Killers: The First Kurt Wallander Mystery (Paperback)
I was looking for something to fill a void after reading the Ian Rankin/Insp. Rebus books. This hit the spot. Very interesting. Good plot and character development. I can't wait to read the next one.
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A Real Puzzler of a Story,
By Ian Gordon Malcomson (Victoria, BC) - See all my reviews (HALL OF FAME) (TOP 10 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Faceless Killers: The First Kurt Wallander Mystery (Paperback)
This is my first introduction in novel form to the character Detective Inspector Wallander and his ability to solve baffling and complex murder cases in the land of Sweden. As a Wallander Mystery watcher, I have just taken to reading Mankell's novel on which the PBS series was based. This introductory novel has everything a good murder, who-dunnit, mystery has to offer: an involved plot, an intriguing setting, lots of hair-raising encounters and some great moments of suspense. For me, it is Mankell's writing style that makes this novel tick. He takes his time in building the story, developing the main characters and connecting all the events to reach a logical and satisfying outcome. When I read "Faceless Killers", I was kept guessing right to the end as to where Mankell was taking me, but in retrospect it all made sense. Brought into the literary mix are whole bunch of cultural and national issues. This book portrays Sweden as a country besieged by racial intolerance, distrust and new moral and political realities thrust on it daily by the European Union. The cross-cultural conflicts emerging in this story are the forces the likes of Wallander have to contend with to bring their quarry to justice. This novel contains crimes of opportunity whose roots are found deep in Sweden's newly-arrived dislocated migrant population. In the end, the two unrelated murders that Wallander solves suggest that there is two sides to this issue as to who poses the greatest threat to society: the insider or the outsider. A real sizzler of a novel that should cause the reader to focus on the role of the individual in the context of the larger group when looking at the overall social implications of crime. Laying the blame at feet of a particular minority for a gruesome crime is not helpful in bringing the culprit to justice.
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Could Not Put It Down,
By AllNightReader "Cassie" (Regina Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Faceless Killers: The First Kurt Wallander Mystery (Paperback)
I had never read any of Henning Mankell's books before and found this one left behind in a hotel room. Decided to read it for no reason except I noted that the author is Swedish and my family is Danish. Some kind of friendly association plus the fact that I'm a mystery reader. Well, I couldn't put it down. I took it home and evaded housework just to keep reading it. It's an excellent story with a plot that marches along steadily and what seemed like accurate policing details. The kicker is the Swedish slant to every day life and the intriguing portrayal of the chief detective Wallander; a morose and down at the mouth guy going through a divorce but highly successful at what he does. He is on every page and his character development makes the story. I will definitely read more of Mankell's work and it's worthwhile to look up the author on the Web. He's a philanthopist of the first order who donates much of his income to helping the impoverished in Africa. I just hope he keeps writing books like this one.
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