Faceless Killers, Henning Mankell
Faceless Killers, Henning Mankell
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Faceless Killers
A Kurt Wallander Mystery

Author: Henning Mankell

Narrator: Dick Hill

Unabridged: 8 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006

Synopsis

In a remote Swedish farmhouse, an elderly farmer is bludgeoned to death and his wife left to die. As if this didnt present enough problems for Police Inspector Kurt Wallander, the dying womans last word is foreign. This one tangible clue could also inflame Swedens already smoldering antiimmigrant sentiments.

About Henning Mankell

Henning Mankell's novels have been translated into forty-five languages and have sold more than forty million copies worldwide. He was the first winner of the Ripper Award and also received the Glass Key and the Crime Writers' Association Golden Dagger, among other awards. His Kurt Wallander Mysteries have been adapted into a PBS television series starring Kenneth Branagh. During his life, Mankell divided his time between Sweden and Mozambique, where he was artistic director of the Teatro Avenida in Maputo. He died in 2015.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on June 05, 2019

Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell All detectives have to have their personality quirks and personal problems to keep the story interesting. But Swedish detective Kurt Wallander has so many things going on that it would take a full hour with Dr. Phil to even make a dent. His wife left him three mont......more

Goodreads review by Kemper on January 18, 2011

During one of my periodic efforts to prove to myself that I'm not one of The Great Unwashed, I watched PBS's Masterpiece Mystery series featuring the Swedish detective Kurt Wallander as played by Kenneth Branagh. (Yes, it had English actors playing Swedes and was filmed in Sweden. Just go with it.)......more

Goodreads review by Francesc on October 18, 2020

Una maravilla de novela. Me encantó de principio a fin. Cansa un poco el tema del policía borracho de vida desastrosa, pero es una constante de difícil solución. Mucha tensión narrativa. Mucha emoción. Un Wallander genial, a pesar de todo. A marvel of a novel. I loved it from start to finish. A lot of n......more

Goodreads review by Tea on May 10, 2013

Sjajan švedski autor, najpre ga je objavljivala Narodna knjiga a sada Čarobna knjiga... Da ne govorimo o Kenetu Brani koji je presonalizovao britansku verziju serijala o inspektoru Valanderu... :) Za ljubitelje dobrih krimića... I da malo upoznate i Švedsku... :)......more

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