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Sidetracked: Kurt Wallander
by Henning Mankell
Kurt Wallander is asked to check out something suspicious in a farm's field. He finds a young girl who sets herself on fire and kills herself. He wants to know who she is and why she did it. He is haunted by this thru the entire book.
Then a series of gruesome murders occur and his attention is taken up with that but he comes back to the girls death every once in awhile. He and his team work hard trying to connect the victims and figure out who the killer is and the reasons behind the killings.
Kurt is also dealing with his father having alzheimers and his relationship with his Latvian girlfriend. It is summer and he is supposed to be going on vacation soon but is worried he won't solve the case in time and is reluctant to tell the girlfriend. He worries a lot and is a bit depressed. Typical moodiness in a Swedish novel. He finally puts all the pieces together and has a close call with a bad guy.
Some bad guys are killed. It seems like there are two stories happening but they are linked and we don't see that right away. There is some trafficking in young girls along with a person's desire to avenge a wrong that leads to becoming a killer.
Then a series of gruesome murders occur and his attention is taken up with that but he comes back to the girls death every once in awhile. He and his team work hard trying to connect the victims and figure out who the killer is and the reasons behind the killings.
Kurt is also dealing with his father having alzheimers and his relationship with his Latvian girlfriend. It is summer and he is supposed to be going on vacation soon but is worried he won't solve the case in time and is reluctant to tell the girlfriend. He worries a lot and is a bit depressed. Typical moodiness in a Swedish novel. He finally puts all the pieces together and has a close call with a bad guy.
Some bad guys are killed. It seems like there are two stories happening but they are linked and we don't see that right away. There is some trafficking in young girls along with a person's desire to avenge a wrong that leads to becoming a killer.