04-04-2021, 06:05 AM
Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
I enjoyed the Young Wallander series so much I thought I would dive into the books. Sadly, the book series starts much later in his life when Wallander has been broken by life. I can now see where some of the things started in Young Wallander pay off if you've read about the older Wallander.
But for me the book wasn't very good. I like my detectives to be clever and Wallander is not that. More of a plodder in a haphazard way. The murders aren't very interesting. Wallander is in a terrible place in his life where he is out of shape and drinks too much and is at the end stage of a divorce. He also gets stopped for drunk driving. I guess the Scandinavian detective stories are supposed to be dour but usually there's a clever mystery at the heart. Not in this case. Maybe the books get better as the series progresses but someone else is going to have to take up that challenge.
Although, if you like weather reports in every chapter this could be the book for you. Lots of temperature checks and discussions about whether it is going to snow or not.
I enjoyed the Young Wallander series so much I thought I would dive into the books. Sadly, the book series starts much later in his life when Wallander has been broken by life. I can now see where some of the things started in Young Wallander pay off if you've read about the older Wallander.
But for me the book wasn't very good. I like my detectives to be clever and Wallander is not that. More of a plodder in a haphazard way. The murders aren't very interesting. Wallander is in a terrible place in his life where he is out of shape and drinks too much and is at the end stage of a divorce. He also gets stopped for drunk driving. I guess the Scandinavian detective stories are supposed to be dour but usually there's a clever mystery at the heart. Not in this case. Maybe the books get better as the series progresses but someone else is going to have to take up that challenge.
Although, if you like weather reports in every chapter this could be the book for you. Lots of temperature checks and discussions about whether it is going to snow or not.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm