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I liked the view of Swedish immigration & racism in this first Wallender mystery more than I liked Wallender himself. I don't care for mysteries which focus on the detective's private life (as many contemporary mystery novels do), so all the stuff about his wife, daughter, and father just stuck me as whingeing. I don't want to read about the detective's dreams and especially not about his sexual fantasies - I want to read about the investigation!.
That said, the mystery was well done and even th ...more
That said, the mystery was well done and even th ...more
I really wanted to love this book, and was looking forward to reading a new series starring a recurring appearance of an intelligent detectives. Unfortunately, this one fell flat on its face. From the first few chapters, I searched for a reason to care why the victims had been so brutally murdered. And I still don't have the answer after finishing the book.
The revelation of the victim's dirty secret failed to rouse any interest, as did the misguided decision to involve a racially motivated murd ...more
The revelation of the victim's dirty secret failed to rouse any interest, as did the misguided decision to involve a racially motivated murd ...more
The mystery was nothing special but I could see how other Nordic writers may have been influenced by his writing- this is one of the older thrillers and could probably have served as a template. Overall, it was only mildly interesting at some points as far as the crime solving goes. It's also a little weird and gross how the writer mentions that the main lead had diarrhea twice during the book.
This was a purchased book from the kindle store. ...more
This was a purchased book from the kindle store. ...more
The mystery was nothing special but I could see how other Nordic writers may have been influenced by his writing- this is one of the older thrillers. Overall, it was only mildly interesting at some points. It's also a little weird and gross how the writer mentions that the main lead had diarrhea twice during the book.
This was a purchased book from the kindle store. ...more
This was a purchased book from the kindle store. ...more
Such a smart police procedural.
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