The Dogs of Riga

Good story, although I think the English translation is poor. I can't believe that the original in Swedish would have been as simplistic as this.

This is the second kurt wallander novel. Not quite as pacey as Faceless Killers but with more insight into Kurt's personality. Although slow in places, Mankell writes atmospherically about Riga and Ystad.

Makes me want to go back...

Mankell is a mother. Having just finished all the Jesse Stone novels by Robert Parker, let me say that Stone’s world-weariness, regret and disheveled lunging about in a difficult world is nothing compared to that of Kurt Wallander. Self-doubt, pain and guilt resound, yet mix with a kind of reckless tenacity that rarely seems self-assured in any – I mean ANY - sense. This tale leapt upwards...more

Mankell is a mother. Having just finished all the Jesse Stone novels by Robert Parker, let me say that Stone’s world-weariness, regret and disheveled lunging about in a difficult world is nothing compared to that of Kurt Wallander. Self-doubt, pain and guilt resound, yet mix with a kind of reckless tenacity that rarely seems self-assured in any – I mean ANY - sense. This tale leapt upwards four or five times and completely caught me by surprise – and finally left me surprised all over again. Two deep in this series, I can’t wait for the next chapters.   hide

Kjempe bra.

You will find a different Inspector Wallander from other Wallander Mysteries of Mankell.... It is good, but a little too fictional!

I think that Wallander should stay in Sweden

Another suspenseful mystery by Mankell. I highly recommend the entire Kurt Wallander series. He is a most human, fallable, sometimes stumbling investigator. His regrets and self-doubts make him an empathetic and believable character. I sometimes wish I could tell this Swedish fictional figure that he's doing his best and to cheer up!

A murder mystery that takes place in Latvia. I found it in a book store in Taiwan of all places.