Faceless Killers is the second Kurt Wallander novel that I’ve read (my first was Firewall). I’m now officially a fan of Henning Mankell; this was even better than the first.

Again we’re given the little details that make Wallander a realistic character. While investigating a horrific murder, he deals with mundane issues like weight loss, an aging father, a failed marriage, a troubled child. Many of these problems he’s hopelessly ill-equipped to solve, and he seems to recognize this but soldiers on anyway.

On top of that there’s a peek into Swedish immigration problems. It’s always interesting to get a look at what’s going on in other countries, even in works of fiction.

I’m going to make an effort to find the other books in the Wallander series, and anything else by Mankell that I can lay my hands on.

once again did not finish on time. ended up having to go buy the book the day before we met. it’s a small book, but i am not that fast. i’m glad someone picked this book. it read more like a regular fiction book than a mystery. i liked the setting; sweden, and i liked how we, as readers, get to peek into the swedish police ways of doing things. it seemed much more realistic that everything took a long time to solve. i really felt like i was there, which is such a wonderful experience. i coud hear the wind and almost feel the cold. well done. will definetely be reading more by mankell.