Before the Frost
A Kurt and Linda Wallander Novel

This book, translated from the Swedish, is one of the Kurt Wallander series - Nordic noir. It’s different from the other books in the series in that the main protagonist is Wallander‘s daughter, Linda, who just graduated from the police academy. So most of the story is written from her point of view......more

The first and last Kurt Wallander book from Henning Mankell that features Wallander's daughter Linda, just on the cusp of her career. Intended to be the first in a trilogy, Mankell was too distraught to continue writing it when the woman who was playing Linda in a film adaptation of the book, and a......more

I'm not quite ready to give up on the Swedish mysteries but this one has me close to it. What a horrid, spoiled, immature brat the main character, Linda Wallander is - very unlikable. I was wishing one of the bad guys would off her so the story would end. There were parts that I had to laugh at and......more

Mankell is one of the best ever.amazing story and a nice combination of Wallander and his daughter Linda who joins the forece.......more

Excelente novela de Mankell. Compleja trama que parece no tener fin. Impecable la relación entre padre e hija. Totalmente creíble. Fue mi primer novela de este autor, pero no será la última. El fanatismo religioso es algo muy peligroso y el autor ha podido plasmar con maestria el miedo de los person......more