Jim, I'm a fan of both the Martin Becks and the Wallanders.
I've just recently read FACELESS KILLERS and it was the
second I read in the series although the first in the series
I think. I'm reading them in a French translation and don't
know if Sidetracked was one of them. The other one I read was
THE FIFTH WOMAN which I found more complex. Despite the
setting, there are indeed similarities with the S&W
series. And I am getting my hands on all the titles in the
series that I can grab. He also writes children's books and I
think they're also mysteries. I'll check it out at my library
which has quite a few of his books.
Nicole
> Given the recent vote, there are an awful lot
of
> Martin Beck fans on the list. I just finished a
book
> by a Swedish writer named Henning Mankell
called
> FACELESS KILLERS that I think will appeal to
most
> Sjowall/Wahloo enthusiasts.
>
> The hero is a rural detective inspector named
Kurt
> Wallender. Think of him as Carl Houseman to
Martin
> Beck's Steve Carella. He operates in a rural
farming
> community that, despite its rustic charm has more
than
> its share of violent crime.
>
> The first two books published in English won some
kind
> of Swedish crime writing award. The
thrid,
> SIDETRACKED, won the CWA's Golden Dagger for
Best
> Novel.
>
> I found FACELESS KILLERS to be a bit of a
slow
> starter, but sticking with it paid off. I'll make
a
> point of looking for the other Wallender
books.
>
> JIM DOHERTY
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