Winner of the Sweden's Best Mystery Award and the first installment in the series that inspired the PBS program Wallander starring Kenneth Branagh, Faceless Killers is a razor-sharp, stylishly dark police procedural with searing social commentary that reaches beyond its genre to produce "a superior novel-and a harbinger of great things to come" ( Booklist). Tenacious and levelheaded in his sleuthing, he and his colleagues must contend with a wave of violent xenophobia as they search for the killers. 25 2011 by Henning Mankell (Author) 1,491 ratings Book 1 of 10: Kurt Wallander Mystery Kindle Edition 13.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 314.05 6 Used from 29.97 2 New from 314.05 Paperback 21.78 42 Used from 4.42 15 New from 13. Set in January 1990, in a frozen landscape and against the backdrop of a rapidly changing Europe, this is a bleak novel that deals with the thorny issues of immigration and racial hatred. Faceless Killers Mass Market Paperback Jan. His family is falling apart, he's gaining weight, and he drinks too much and sleeps too little. Faceless Killers is the first of the acclaimed Wallander novels. In charge of the investigation is Inspector Kurt Wallander, a local detective whose personal life is in a shambles. Editions for Faceless Killers: 1400031575 (Paperback published in 2003), (Kindle Edition published in 2011), 8483101599 (Paperback published in 2001), (K. If you remember with pleasure those dark and gloomy Martin Beck mysteries by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo, you'll be glad to plunge into the first of Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallender mysteries to appear in English. Youll be hooked from the first page I ordered 6 from this series because celebrated UK actor Kenneth Branagh is set to team up with the BBC for the production of a series of three films based on Henning Mankells best-selling Wallander. Download Or Read PDF Faceless Killers (Wallander, 1) Free Full Pages Online With Audiobook. The only clue is the single word she utters before she dies: "foreign." Next image (0) (0) by cowpigcat May 05, 2008. of their exasperation, the killer or killers, remains nameless and faceless. Winner of the Sweden's Best Mystery Award and the first installment in the series that inspired the PBS program Wallander starring Kenneth Branagh, Faceless Killers is a razor-sharp, stylishly dark police procedural with searing social commentary that reaches beyond its genre to produce "a superior novel-and a harbinger of great things to come" ( Booklist).A #1 international bestseller: This "exquisite novel of mesmerizing depth" launched the acclaimed Wallander Mysteries and BBC series starring Kenneth Branagh ( Los Angeles Times).Įarly one morning, a small-town farmer discovers that his neighbors have been victims of a brutal attack during the night: An old man has been bludgeoned to death, and his tortured wife lies dying before the farmer's eyes. Murders that happen in pairs do that with the victims, and in some ways it. On a cold night in a remote Swedish farmhouse, an elderly farmer was bludgeoned to death, his wife left to die with a noose around her neck. Tenacious and levelheaded in his sleuthing, he and his colleagues must contend with a wave of violent xenophobia as they search for the killers. Listen to a sample Listen to a sample Description Creators Details It was a crime of senseless violence. His family is falling apart, he's gaining weight, and he drinks too much and sleeps too little. and a star reporter track a faceless killer who lurks within the shadows of the White City. When he reaches the isolated farmhouse he discovers a bloodbath. One frozen January morning at 5am, Inspector Wallander responds to what he believes is a routine call out. Discover the first novel in the addictive Wallander series. In charge of the investigation is Inspector Kurt Wallander, a local detective whose personal life is in a shambles. Free ebooks for Amazon Kindle, Nook, Apple Books & Kobo. Faceless Killers: Read the first thrilling Kurt Wallander novel. The only clue is the single word she utters before she dies: "foreign." A #1 international bestseller: This "exquisite novel of mesmerizing depth" launched the acclaimed Wallander Mysteries and BBC series starring Kenneth Branagh ( Los Angeles Times).Įarly one morning, a small-town farmer discovers that his neighbors have been victims of a brutal attack during the night: An old man has been bludgeoned to death, and his tortured wife lies dying before the farmer's eyes.
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