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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
Audiobook that we enjoyed thoroughly. Wallander is an eminently human detective, struggling with his job and his health and family at various points. It's always interesting to listen to his self-talk about the thing he's trying to remember.
In this case, he works hard to connect several disparate murder cases. Sweden's most notorious serial killer - and he ends up being a postman. Go figure. Wallander struggles with self-doubt and lack of sleep, but nonetheless, solves the case and catches the killer.
In this case, he works hard to connect several disparate murder cases. Sweden's most notorious serial killer - and he ends up being a postman. Go figure. Wallander struggles with self-doubt and lack of sleep, but nonetheless, solves the case and catches the killer.
Mankell's mysteries are always good, but this one seemed especially intriguing. First of all Kurt Wallander has discovered he's diabetic, but for reasons he can't explain he feels ashamed about this, and is trying to hide it from everyone. In the midst of his worry about his own health, three young people are missing presumed dead, and one of his own co-workers has his/her head blown off with a shotgun, making the team realize that the two cases are probably related, and therefore the three young people are much more important than previously anticipated. A good mystery, a scary killer, some clever stuff on Wallander's part. I love how Mankell intertwines the lives of the detectives into how they do their jobs, and the clear example of team detecting, as opposed to the lone ranger type detective novels.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Complicated
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Grief
Có thể hiểu tại sao cuốn này lại được chọn xb ở Việt Nam, với cốt truyện lôi cuốn, màn đấu trí căng thẳng, rượt đuổi gay cấn giữa cảnh sát và thủ phạm, đây có thể coi là tác phẩm hấp dẫn nhất toàn series. Tất cả những gì tinh túy ở cuốn trước, The fifth woman, đều được tác giả thể hiện lại trong phần này, cộng thêm cái kết được viết tốt hơn cuốn trước (không còn quá ngẫu nhiên khi Kurt đoán được thủ phạm sẽ đi đâu trong màn rượt đuổi cuối cùng). Tuy cá nhân mình không thích đoạn cuối khi Kurt solo với thủ phạm cho lắm, do mình muốn đó phải là công sức của cả đội ngũ cảnh sát hơn, chứ anh Kurt tỏa sáng mãi rồi :))
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
By far my favourite Wallander book, at least from those I read to this day. Mankell's style always manages to captivate me, but there was something special about the contrast of the romantic Midsummer's Night and the cruel reality of the murder, and Wallander's disgust and dread.
Something about it still haunts me today (years after reading it) and I still have very vivid pictures of scenes in the book in mind, when only reading the so familiar (because recommended so often) German title.
Something about it still haunts me today (years after reading it) and I still have very vivid pictures of scenes in the book in mind, when only reading the so familiar (because recommended so often) German title.
A movie was made based on this book.
From IMDb:
Shortly after police discovers the murder of three friends, police inspector Wallander finds his friend and colleague Svedberg dead. At first believing that Svedberg killed himself, Wallander soon discovers links between Svedberg, the three friends and a fourth person, a young woman at a mental institution.
From IMDb:
Shortly after police discovers the murder of three friends, police inspector Wallander finds his friend and colleague Svedberg dead. At first believing that Svedberg killed himself, Wallander soon discovers links between Svedberg, the three friends and a fourth person, a young woman at a mental institution.