ROB'S REVIEW: This was my introductory read into the Kurt Wallander mystery series and I really enjoyed it. The characters were all interesting, and the story builds and keeps you guessing. The lead character, Kurt Wallander is a grizzled middle-aged man who is a Swedish detective. His wife passed and he lives with his grown daughter, with whom he has a somewhat strained relationship The mystery centered around a farmhouse he was interested in buying and the discovery of a skeletal hand leads him on a fascinating investigation. The story was fast-paced, never slow, and the chapters were short (which I LOVE in a book). I have now ordered a couple of others in the series. 5 of 5 stars!
WHO IS HENNING MANKELL? Henning Georg Mankell was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television. He passed away in 2015.
ABOUT THE BOOK: The eleventh riveting installment in the mystery thriller series that inspired the Netflix crime drama Young Wallander.
After nearly thirty years in the same job, Inspector Kurt Wallander is tired, restless, and itching to make a change. He is taken with a certain old farmhouse, perfectly situated in a quiet countryside with a charming, overgrown garden. There he finds the skeletal hand of a corpse in a shallow grave. Wallander’s investigation takes him deep into the history of the house and the land, until finally the shocking truth about a long-buried secret is brought to light.
Includes an afterword by the author.
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