The Return of the Dancing Master

I read the last Wallender - ‘The Troubled Man’ a few years ago. Deeply powerful read as it left him ageing into further cognitive decline. My only saving grace being there were still Wallenders I had not yet read and more books by Mankell before he passed away. This book was another powerful read. N......more

Mankell's novel is an indictment of the rise of hate groups in modern Sweden where xenophobic groups like Strong Sweden and other neo-Nazi organizations promote their racial hatred towards others. One can almost feel the cold snow and the isolation of Sweden in this well written novel of murder, sus......more

The Return of the Dancing Master features a new Henning Mankell detective named Stefan Lindman. Coincidentally, perhaps, a character named Stefan Lindman is Linda Wallander’s odd, unconventional boyfriend in the first BBC4 TV series. He was killed off at the end of the first series. This series star......more

Dès que je lis un des si nombreux romanciers scandinaves que j'adore, quasi toujours envie de les décorer de 5 étoiles. Celui-ci? Aussi! Mais, même si je sais que je vais peiner un peu Mankell, qui attend toujours, en papotant dans un coin du paradis des auteurs avec un autre trop tôt génial disparu......more

This is the best of the Henning Mankell books. The murder that starts off the book is incomprehensible, but the hanging of Nazi war criminals in the prologue gives us a hint. As usual the Swedish gloom and weather sets the tone and the deep understanding of motivation drives the book.......more