The Man Who Smiled (Kurt Wallander #4)
After killing a man in the line of duty, Kurt Wallander resolves to quit the Ystad police. However, a bizarre case gets under his skin. A lawyer driving home at night stops to investigate an effigy sitting in a chair in the middle of the highway. The lawyer is hit over the head and dies. Within a...
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After killing a man in the line of duty, Kurt Wallander resolves to quit the Ystad police. However, a bizarre case gets under his skin. A lawyer driving home at night stops to investigate an effigy sitting in a chair in the middle of the highway. The lawyer is hit over the head and dies. Within a week the lawyer’s son is also killed. These deeply puzzling mysteries compel Wallander to remain on the force. The prime suspect is a powerful corporate mogul with a gleaming smile that Wallander believes hides the evil glee of a killer. Joined by Ann-Britt Hoglund, Wallander begins to uncover the truth, but the same merciless individuals responsible for the murders are now closing in on him.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781400095834 (1400095832)
ASIN: 1400095832
Publish date: September 25th 2007
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 325
Edition language: English
Category:
European Literature,
Cultural,
Mystery,
Detective,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
German Literature,
Suspense,
Scandinavian Literature,
Sweden,
Swedish Literature
Series: Kurt Wallander (#4)
An old lawyer dies in a car accident. His son believes his father was killed and visits recovering Wallander in Denmark. Wallander refuses to help and some days later his friend is killed.Guilt ridden Wallander goes back to work and starts investigating both deaths. Quite soon he has a suspect but n...
Another wonderful book - 4.5 stars. There are times when I felt that Mankell was too conscious (self-conscious?) of the success of his prior books, and that affects his performance here slightly. That is a negative. On the positive side, the book is brilliantly constructed, intricate and careful and...
Mankell books are really hit or miss with me. This one was def. a miss. I found it rather boring and I was distracted frequently. It just really fell flat compared to most nordic noir with me.
I generally don't like crime fiction, however I found this book to be very interesting. Kurt Wallander is a complex person, who is troubled from his past, and has an ability to see things other people don't. I liked the main theme of the book, economic fraud. I've seen it a lot when it comes to tv s...
My love for Wallander only grows. Mostly because he a good character for being too human, have too many fears, doubts and, at same time, he's an excellent police officer because he want to be good in his job and mainly because he use his intellect to crack his cases. This wasn't my favorite case, bu...
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