Starred review for the upcoming Henning Mankell novel... Set in 2002, this compelling short novel chronicles an episode in the life of Kurt Wallander shortly before the Swedish detective ended his career in 2011s The Troubled Man. Wallander, who shares his Ystad flat with daughter Linda, decides to look take a look at a house in the country owned by a colleagues relative. He discovers an abandoned farmhouse and, shockingly, the remains of a human hand, sticking up out of the brown clay soil. The crime scene professionals who take over eventually discover two bodies, their identities completely unknown but foul play suspected. The search for what happened to the victims baffles and consumes Wallander, who observes, The past has closed all doors behind it. The search for their names and fates propels the book, which has much to say about aging, history, and justice. Mankells insightful afterword about the genesis of his hero and his initial decision to write crime fiction (to combat racism in Sweden) is a plus. -- Publishers Weekly
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 23:34:08 +0000
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