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Auteur(s): Henning Mankell
Narrateur(s): Dick Hill
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A body is found at an ATM, the apparent victim of heart attack. Then two teenage girls are arrested for the brutal murder of a cab driver. The girls confess to the crime, showing no remorse whatsoever. Two open-and-shut cases.

At first, these incidents seem to have nothing in common. But as Wallander delves deeper into the mystery of why the girls murdered the cab driver, he begins to unravel a plot much more complicated than he initially suspected. The two cases become one and lead to a conspiracy that stretches far beyond the borders of Sweden.

©1998 Henning Mankell. English translation © 2002 by the New Press (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Enquête policière Fiction de genre Roman policier Suspense Thrillers et romans à suspense Thrillers policiers Fiction Crime Sincère
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Ce que les critiques en disent

“Well-paced…a thinking man's thriller.”

(New York Times Book Review)

“Satisfying…[Mankell’s] Sweden—cold, isolated and brimming with disappointment—is as intriguing a landscape as Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles or Charles Willeford’s Miami.”

(Wall Street Journal)

“Wonderful! Police procedural with personal texture.”

(Associated Press)

“Mankell proves once again that spending time with a glum police inspector in chilly Sweden can be quite thrilling…Mankell’s ambitious endeavor to combine large themes with small-town murder is a notable success.”

(Publishers Weekly)

“Mankell delivers a solid mystery with excellent buildup and dynamic characters, and Dick Hill’s delivery keeps the tension taut through the story. Hill’s gruff voice perfectly brings the downtrodden Wallander to life…Hill should also be commended for his smooth reading of Swedish names and places.”

(Publishers Weekly audio review)

“Resolute Wallander, lonely, unhappy, even at times desperate, is as magnetic as ever.”

(Kirkus Reviews)

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The Wallander novels are always steeped in his existential angst, but I found myself laughing at first at his blatant midlife crisis...and then...by the end I was crying. *I prefer the British reader of some of the others to this one, whose characters are harder to differentiate and women not great, but the story is still worth it.

Surprisingly Moving

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This work is quintessential Mankell. So terrifically terrifying, hilariously human, and entirely engaging at the same time. I was glued to the unfolding of a classic. A lovely listen.

Fantastic!

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Slow to start but when it got going did not disappoint,it felt like I was watching a movie that was a thriller,the ending was a decent outcome and I would recommend it to others

Great book

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Original and interesting idea but characters in this one seemed out of character. Part of Wallander’s appeal is that he is flawed, but here he was just disagreeable to the point of being unlikeable and even his moments of self reflection were brushed away quickly. He is demanding in all the books but he is also responsible and in this one he spends much of his time between self pity and blaming either others or exhaustion for his errors. I am glad I read so many of his others first. If this was my first one, I doubt if I would be quick to read more. I like his writing, just not this in this book.

Good overall plot but one of my least favourite books of the series

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1. Translated Thrillers are often inferior - something of the content, atmosphere, and especially "rhythm" is lost. That is not the case here:
[Translator Egga Segerberg manages to maintain the imagery, moodiness, and pacing that Henning Mankell doubtless intended. Admittedly, I haven't read the book in the original Swedish - but this version "feels" 100% organic]
2. Books later in a Series (this is the 6th of the 'Kurt Wallander' Mysteries) often lack background - and hence context. That is not the case here:
[Mankell does enough of a review of past assignments, personal relationships, and recurring character bios to allow readers/listeners to very quickly settle in to the author's imaginative world. This book has considerable "standalone" merit]
3. Crime Thrillers set in unfamiliar (read: foreign) countries sometimes lose relatability - because of cultural/procedural differences. That is not the case here:
[Some of the references to currency - the value of goods in Krönor, for example - are a little hard to pin down.. but the investigative techniques - interviewing, forensics, criminal record reviews, computer assessment, good ol' fashioned gumshoeing (canvassing for witnesses, stakeouts, etc.) - are familiar]

The investigation is quite dialogue-heavy (with only intermittent action), but the book is well-written, passably-paced, populated with interesting characters, and sinuously plotted with a provocative series of crimes (including several murders, a couple of attempts on Wallander's life, and an international cybercrime conspiracy).

Less fortunately, Dick Hill's narration detracts from the quality of the story somewhat. To be certain, his diction, timbre, cadence, and tone are typically professional (Mr. Hill is a very good reader).. but he reads a little too slowly on this project (set playback speed at 1.15X for the optimal experience), his Scandinavian pronunciations aren't great, and his voice-acting is occasionally weak (most notably with young & female characters).

Altogether, this audiobook rates 6.5 stars out of 10. If you can get it included with your subscription - as I did - don't hesitate to download it.
This audiobook is definitely imperfect, but even were they to demand a Credit, 'Firewall' would be worth it.

[Incidentally: the deus ex machina ending is disappointing, but the mid-novel review of "the case so far" - Wallander reviewing his notes - is a technique many mystery writers should emulate.. brilliant]

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