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Jul 28, 2013
This book was a disappointment; mainly, I believe, because it is lost in translation. I am a big fan of Mankell, but until now, have only ever read him in French translation. Anna Gibson's french translations of the Wallender stories are far superior to this. Mankell's Hemingwayesque style is lost on Laurie Thomson. The book reads like a list of stilted facts. I don't feel suspense or connect with these characters at all. What I know must be a terrific thriller is a page flipper, not a page turner. I'll turn to Gibson if possible, to try and redeem it.