It all happened that night in the
Swedish village. An old man woke up just to find out that there was something
wrong going on in neighbor’s house. An elderly couple was beaten to death and
robbed. The husband died, but the woman lived long enough to say only one word
to the police. At least one of the killers was foreigner.
Inspector Kurt Wallander works on
the case. He just can’t figure out why would someone robe two old people who
practically own nothing. And why killing them? Was there something personal? Someone
wasn’t bothering to kill them, but bothered enough to feed their horse.
The inspector’s private life is a
mess. His wife left him, his daughter disappears all the time. His father
barely speaks to him and becomes more and more senile. Wallander works all the
time, barely eats and sleeps, drinks all the time. But one thing is certain. He
is going to solve this case.
As the time goes by, certain
things come out. The old man who was killed had illegitimate son. Also he had a
lot of money on a bank account. A lot of money. Where did he get it? Did anyone
know about the bank account? Was the son involved? And feeding the horse was
something that just can’t get out of inspector’s mind.
I am a huge fan of Swedish
thrillers. Inspector Wallander is a real anti-hero. Drunk most of the time, divorced,
living in a fairy-tale that his wife will come back to him, waiting the approval
from his narcissistic father. I’ve found certain similarity between the main
characters in Henning Mankell’s and Jo Nesbo’s novels. Both alone, problems
with the fathers, alcoholics, both anti-heroes. And both good in what they do:
solving crimes. I don’t know who was learning from who in creating the main
character, but I like them both.
This is a real page turner for
those who like to solve cold-blooded crimes. The investigation goes in many
directions and will keep you up all night until you finish the book. Highly
recommended.
My opinion: 4 / 5
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