Depths, Henning Mankell
Depths, Henning Mankell
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Depths
A Novel

Author: Henning Mankell

Narrator: Sean Barrett

Unabridged: 9 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/12/2022

Synopsis

October, 1914. Swedish naval officer Lars Tobiasson-Svartman is charged with a secret mission to take depth readings around the Stockholm archipelago. In the course of his work, he lands on the rocky isle of Halsskär. It seems utterly inhabitable, yet Halsskär is home to the young widow Sara Fredrika. Lars soon learns that Sara, living in near-total isolation, is unaware that the world is at war.

A man of control and precision, Lars is overwhelmed by his attraction to the half-wild, illiterate Sara, a total contrast to his reserved, elegant wife. Giving in to the worst of his impulses, Lars turns into a far more dangerous man—one ready to trade in lies and even death to get closer to the lonely woman without losing hold of his wife. All thoughts of shame, fidelity, and duty are swept to sea as he struggles to maintain his parallel lives, with devastating consequences for the women who love him.

Henning Mankell, author of the internationally bestselling Kurt Wallander Mysteries and the critically acclaimed Chronicler of the Winds, once again proves himself a master of the novel with this arresting, disquieting story of obsession.

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 Deborah on October 25, 2017

This novel will haunt me forever; it was, quite simply, a masterpiece. Occasionally, you read a novel so vivid and compelling that you almost feel as if you have experienced it rather than having just merely read it; this is one such example. Maybe this is because the author so deftly gets you insid......more

Goodreads review by Asghar on June 07, 2017

The book is as sad and lonely as the island it depicts. Island of chance encounters, island of hope, island of peace, island of illicit despair, and eventually island of madness. I found this book interesting, obviously because of the island in it bore an uncanny resemblance to my own. But an excellen......more

Goodreads review by Noal on December 16, 2008

Hey, I really liked this book. Nice to read something else by Mankell that is not a Kurt Wallander "Mystery" I guess what I have always found appealing about the Wallander series is that they are less about "whodunnit" and more about the daily grind of life and life crisis. It is almost like the det......more

Goodreads review by Mikhail on February 08, 2013

I finished reading the book. This is one of the books I've been reading for years. I bought and and started reading it two, or even three years ago. At last, I settled myself to finish it, and I did. The book is quite true to its name in many ways. Not least because of the way it is written I felt I......more

Goodreads review by Rachelle on August 31, 2011

Ahhhh. This wonderfully wrought novel has all the suspense of a Wallander mystery, without being a crime novel - though crimes are committed, and there's a character aboard ship named "Wallender". The protagonist, Lars, takes us deeper and deeper into his compulsions, with Mankell in full control at......more

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