A review by afox98
Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell

4.0

I'm a massive fan of Jo Nesbo, but I've now read all of his books, so branching out into other Scandinavian noir authors. I loved this first in the Kurt Wallander series. Kurt is flawed, as most people (and cops) are, but has an intense drive to solve crimes and bring justice to the perpetrators. After a brutal murder of an elderly couple in a small town in Sweden, Kurt digs into all clues, no matter how small, to try to solve the case. He's also juggling a separation from his wife that's headed to divorce, trying to improve his stiff relationship with his daughter, and analyze his attraction to the new prosecutor in town. I felt there were too many characters (mainly police) at points to keep track of, but in general, enjoyed the book. I'll continue with the series.