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Sidetracked - Henning Mankell
Sidetracked
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Detective Kurt Wallander is called to a nearby rapeseed field where a teenage girl has been loitering all day long. He arrives just in time to watch her douse herself in gasoline and set herself aflame. The next day he is called to a beach where Sweden's former minister of justice has been axed... show more
Detective Kurt Wallander is called to a nearby rapeseed field where a teenage girl has been loitering all day long. He arrives just in time to watch her douse herself in gasoline and set herself aflame. The next day he is called to a beach where Sweden's former minister of justice has been axed to death and scalped. The murder has the obvious markings of a demented serial killer, and Wallander is frantic to find him before he strikes again. But his investigation is beset with obstacles: a department distracted by the threat of cutbacks and the frivolity of World Cup soccer, a tenuous relationship with a widow, and the unshakably haunting preoccupation with the girl who set herself on fire. Fascinating and astute, Sidetracked is a compelling mystery enhanced by keen social awareness.
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Format: audiobook
ISBN: 9781433202797 (1433202794)
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Edition language: English
Series: Kurt Wallander (#5)
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Crime-on-thrill
Crime-on-thrill rated it
My first brush with Mankell and Wallander wasn’t as exciting as I would have liked it to, or as I was lead to believe it would be. There was nothing wrong with the book; neither was there anything out of the world, or special about the book. It was just another Scandi crime thriller with some gore, ...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it
5.0 Sidetracked by Henning Mankell
In the award-winning Sidetracked, Kurt Wallander is called to a nearby rapeseed field where a teenage girl has been loitering all day long. He arrives just in time to watch her douse herself in gasoline and set herself aflame. The next day he is called to a beach where Sweden’s former Minister of Ju...
AC
AC rated it
This is an excellent Wallender book, very carefully and intricately constructed. That the book works so well is quite a feat since there is no mystery as to who the murderer is. Mankell avoids melodrama, even when the opportunity offered itself, and continues to develop and deepen several key charac...
A Book and A Review #2
A Book and A Review #2 rated it
4.0
I had accidently seen the Masterpiece Mystery version of this book prior to reading it and absolutely loved it. I was thrilled when the book was just as good as the movie version. With HM books/Masterpiece Mystery, frequently I prefer the movies to the book.
Marcele
Marcele rated it
After read most of Wallander's mysteries I still can say this is my favorite of all them. :)
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