Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander, #1) in Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

Nov 01, 2012 Rachel rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, mystery, libraryrealbook

I think this is the first mystery I've read that I didn't hate! ...more

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Jul 20, 2011 Paula rated it really liked it

Shelves: continent-country-europe, mystery, fiction-horror-thiller, fiction, quick-reads

I was introduced to this author by a friend of mine. I guess since the popularity of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" other Sweidsh authors have become popular such as Mankell and Nesser. I am interested in these books because one of the places that I want to travel to is Norway and Sweden.

The story takes place in Sweden. A, now, single investigator gets frantic phone call in the middle of the night about a quiet farming couple who were murdered in the country. What was the motive? Why them? Th ...more

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May 25, 2010 Anne rated it it was ok

Since the success of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series, a number of sites I buy books from have been pushing various other Scandinavian mystery writers. I picked this one which sounded good - and is part of a series that I can hopefully get into. Kurt Wallander is a Swedish police inspector. Like many literary detectives, he has relationship issues and doesn't play well with others or take very good care of himself. When an elderly couple is found bludgeoned to death in their remote farmhou ...more

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Sep 30, 2009 Linjea rated it it was ok · review of another edition

De eerste Wallander. Hij moest nog wel leren schrijven. Zijn latere boeken zijn een stuk beter geschreven. Misschien kwam het ook omdat ik er eigenlijk geen zin in had, want het viel me wel een beetje tegen.

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