Wallander’s daughter, Linda, announces she is pregnant but not yet married to the father of her child. She is moving in with him and Wallander is invited to meet the boyfriend’s parents. He is extremely anxious about the meeting and yet the dinner is a success Continue reading “A Troubled Man by Henning Mankell”
The Return of the Dancing Master | By Henning Mankell
Mankell deviates from his Wallander mysteries here with a new detective in a new town. This book actually begins right after the second World War in Germany with a man on a semi secret mission – not even the pilot flying the mysterious man knows who he is or what he is going to Europe to do. Fast forward 50 years Continue reading “The Return of the Dancing Master | By Henning Mankell”
Faceless Killers: A Wallander Mystery | by Henning Mankell
This story begins on a remote farm in rural Sweden. An older man wakes up earlier than usual and notices a strange light in his neighbour’s window. Unfortunately for him he finds a crime scene that is truly heinous. The couple who live there are their best friends and he finds the husband already dead and the wife very close to death, with a noose around her neck.
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Desert Heat | by J A Jance
This was the first in the Joanna Brady series set in Bisbee, Arizona. Having read all the others, this one was rarely available, one knows the eventual outcome but not the details. Joanna is still working for an insurance company and on the night of her 10th anniversary her sheriff’s deputy husband, Andy, is late home. He had arranged a duplicate of their wedding night with an overnight stay at a local hotel. Joanna did not start to worry about him until he was over two hours late and no one had seen him since he had left the station.
The White Lioness | by Henning Mankell
Ok so this is another Wallander novel, which you know I love, but this one is a little different as there is an international connection. The story begins with a real estate agent going about her business but disappearing one evening to the chagrin of her husband who is convinced foul play is at hand. This is in the days before mobile phones and GPS tracking so her last communication seems to be with a shop keeper at a bakery. Their family is quite devout and attend church regularly which doesn’t sit well with Wallander who believes in nothing at this time. Her past is called into question which is inevitable but frustrating for her family and friends.