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Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Mystery/Thriller!,
By RoeDudster (Fremont, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The White Lioness (Hardcover)
I read a lot of novels, but haven't read a mystery/thriller in a long time. I picked up "The White Lioness" while traveling as I thought it looked interesting - especially as it is written by a Swedish author. Also - the cover of my copy claimed it was a "thinking man's thriller".The book was excellent - I just finished reading it and immediately went to Amazon to obtain the next novel in the Kurt Wallander series. The first third of the book is interesting - I was thinking that it was okay, but I wasn't real excited about it. As you get to know the characters, the story gets more and more interesting, until it became a real "page turner". The story was also good exposure to South African politics and the culture before the first free election in 1994. I read some of the other Amazon reviews - I was surprised that many folks didn't like the first chapter. I thought it was fine - it was an interesting way to introduce the plot and characters. I highly recommend this book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
An entertaining read from an excellent author,
By K. Eames "Just a guy with a nose" (Down in the valley, the valley below) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The White Lioness (Hardcover)
Henning Mankell writes excellent mysteries, and this is no exception. The main character Kurt Wallender comes across as an authentic, flawed character who is all-too-human. Unlike the lone wolf Philip Marlowe in Chandler's books, Wallender is a detective who is also a divorced father, a son, and a man with middle-age challenges. Mankell does an excellent job of balancing the rational pursuit of evidence found in polic procedurals with Wallender's intuition. Moreover, while many of the events themselves are violent, Mankell avoids over-the-top graphic descriptions of violence, unlike some contemporary works (Lehane's Darkness, Take My Hand or Ellroy's Black Dahlia come to mind). This, along with other Mankell books like One Step Behind and Firewall, are excellent and entertaining reads.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Change of scenery,
By J R Zullo (São Paulo, Brazil) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The White Lioness: A Kurt Wallander Mystery (3) (Paperback)
Reading a thriller written by a swedish author is a new experience to me. Mankell is a talented writer who praises his plots above everything, even above character development and book edition. Some pretty clear mistakes, like a totally wrong-placed first chapter and too many coincidences that help the main character, have to be forgiven so that the reader can fully enjoy "The white lioness". Sweden and South Africa are linked by a white-supremacy conspiracy that intends to train in Scandinavia a black killer whose mission is to kill one of the two most important men in the african country: De Klerk and Mandela. The book is mainly divided between scenes in Sweden and South Africa. The ones in Sweden are a little too slow, and the reader has to pay full attention to remain interested in the story. The parts in South Africa are more interesting. The main character, swedish inspector Kurt Wallander, is an anti-hero: low-profile, coward, has bad-relationship with his father and daughter. Yet, he's very likable. The reader unwillingly takes Wallander side on the story, even when he does everything wrong. That's his power. Many other characters are part of the plot, some of them more interesting than others. The ending is a little too rushed, and in my opinion could be more developed. This is a very straight and correct book. Mankell doesn't risk too much concerning his writing style. I understand Mankell has already written several other books featuring Inspector Wallander, and "The white lioness" is only the second one. Also, Mankell was previously known for his children books and his theater plays. I'm pretty sure that his plots and characters show much improvement in more recent books, but nonetheless this one is a preety good way to get to know Henning Mankell. Grade 8.0/10
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