A review by marco5599
Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Kurt Wallander, Martin Beck's bastard son? A bit moodier and it doesn't have the inside jokes, otherwise very much in the vein of S&W's classic series. Not as good, not yet anyway. It's all a bit much. Next to the case(s), Mankell has a lot to tell about his detective and the society he lives in, but at the end of it all the strongest subplot is the one about Rydberg, a colleague.