When his father dies and a serial killer confounds him and his team of detectives with increasingly brutal murders, Wallander is plunged into the dark reality of his life as a cop. He must find out how a series of seemingly unrelated deaths are connected before it happens again.
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When his father dies and a serial killer confounds him and his team of detectives with increasingly brutal murders, Wallander is plunged into the dark reality of his life as a cop. He must find out how a series of seemingly unrelated deaths are connected before it happens again.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor corner bumps. No inscriptions. In original dustwrapper which is not price-clipped (Published price £16.99). Text in English, Swedish. 428 p. Kurt Wallender Mystery S. Audience: General/trade. Publisher's black boards, lettered in gilt to the spine. In unclipped dustwrapper. UK 1st Edition / 1st Printing, with complete numberline 1-9 to copyright page.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Dustwrapper, pp.438. First edition in protected, unclipped dustwrapper. Third book of the Wallander series. The dustwrapper is clean, bright and sound in a clear plastic protective jacket. The black cloth is clean and bright, and the text is crisp. There is a light binding / production crease across one page in the text but the text remains legible. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by author. Text in English, Swedish. 428 p. Kurt Wallender Mystery S...Audience: General/trade. UK 1st edition 1st printing SIGNED by the author. A super tight copy
This was excellent, fascinating tale. Typical Mankell. It reads so fast I had to force myself to find a stopping place in order to get at least a couple hours of sleep.
St.George
Aug 20, 2009
Sweden Crime Wave
Had it not been for Henning Mankell and Stieg Larsson I never would have guessed there were so many murders in Sweden. Thank God I've been alerted to it! After reading the first two books in Larsson's triology, I turned to Mankell and his personal, absorbing creation, Kurt Wallander. I've read seven Wallander novels, following his travels and personal angst up and down the Swedish peninsula. Kurt is a enjoyable if somewhat morose character but that seems to be in concert with the Swedish weather in Ystad. The Fifth Woman is a particularly good example of Henning and Wallander exhibiting their sleuthing skills amid a far spun plot that begins in Africa. As most mystery fans should know, Mankell and Wallander are a "must" for any serious reader, and, I should mention, as well as Stieg Larsson. Yes, Yes, and Yes.
tilly5
Apr 16, 2009
excellent murder mystery featuring the unusual Wallendar. You will have to read every one written
JHW1
May 5, 2007
A Satisfying Read
Hard-Boiled? Nah. Just introverted, and worn at the edges by life, and by what he's seen. This case is another in the list of those that let Wallender consider quiting his job and retiring to a house by the Swedish coast. With a dog, perhaps. What sets Mankell's mysteries a notch above the others is the voice he establishes in his characterization of Kurt Wallender and then carries forth from novel to novel, developing new and compelling aspects of his protagonist as he goes along.
