![]() Wallander's inquiry takes him deep into his own damaged psyche, forcing him to examine and question his own motives before he can even begin to understand those of a killer. But there is more to the case - a potential mistress, a lost son and a large sum of money. As Swedish inspector (Kenneth Branagh) arrives at the horrific scene, he holds the old woman as she dies, shouting to her one final, urgent question - "Who did this?" She sounds out something that could be "farmer" or maybe "foreigner." But is Wallander reading into it? Is he swayed by his struggle to relate to his daughter's new boyfriend of Syrian descent? The press takes hold of the foreigner angle, inciting swift and deadly retribution against local migrant workers. Here’s the story summary from the PBS website:Īn elderly couple is brutally assaulted in their rural farmhouse. The first episode of Series II was ominously entitled Faceless Killers. Thankfully, I didn’t make that mistake – Wallander is the perfect vehicle for Branagh’s acting talents, and the stories are wholly absorbing. ![]() Thanks to some less than intriguing (in my view at any rate) previews, I’d nearly made the mistake of writing off the show entirely despite my long-time appreciation of lead actor Kenneth Branagh. Better late than never, right? Last year Wallander was a great surprise. Now that Series II is on DVD, I’m hoping to rectify that situation. Due to time constraints and various other issues that came up when Series II aired a few weeks ago on Masterpiece Mystery, I was unable to review the episodes as they aired. He died in 2015.Poor Wallander got the short end of the stick on the blog this year, I’m afraid. During his life, Mankell divided his time between Sweden and Mozambique, where he was artistic director of the Teatro Avenida in Maputo. His Kurt Wallander mysteries have been adapted into a PBS television series starring Kenneth Branagh. He was the first winner of the Ripper Award and also received the Glass Key and the Crime Writers' Association Golden Dagger, among other awards. Mankell's novels have been translated into forty-five languages and have sold more than forty million copies worldwide. Henning Mankell is the internatinally acclaimed, bestselling author of the Kurt Wallander novels. "Intelligent, moving and topical, this is a thriller of the very best kind." - The Times (London) "A well-crafted police procedural, the story moves along at a brisk pace and comes to an exciting climax." - St. "An exquisite novel of mesmerizing depth and suspense." - Los Angeles Times "An especially satisfying crime novel, like those of such past masters as Georges Simenon, Nicholas Freeling, and Sweden's own Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo." - The Wall Street Journal He quickly becomes obsessed with solving the crime before the already tense situation explodes, but soon comes to realize that it will require all his reserves of energy and dedication to solve. Unlike the situation with his ex-wife, his estranged daughter, or the beautiful but married young prosecuter who has peaked his interest, in this case, Wallander finds a problem he can handle. And as if this didn't present enough problems for the Ystad police Inspector Kurt Wallander, the dying woman's last word is foreign, leaving the police the one tangible clue they have-and in the process, the match that could inflame Sweden's already smoldering anti-immigrant sentiments. It was a senselessly violent crime: on a cold night in a remote Swedish farmhouse an elderly farmer is bludgeoned to death, and his wife is left to die with a noose around her neck. "An especially satisfying crime novel."-"The Wall Street Journal."īook Synopsis The mystery thriller series that inspired the Netflix crime drama Young Wallander - From the dean of Scandinavian noir, the first riveting installment in the internationally bestselling and universally acclaimed Kurt Wallander series. ![]() About the Book From the internationally bestselling mystery writer comes a crime novel featuring the tenacious, levelheaded, opera-loving detective, Inspector Kurt Wallander.
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