![]() Wallander discovers that his daughter is dating a medical student from Kenya, and intends to attend college. At the same time, he falls for a married public prosecutor who recently moved from Stockholm, and the two begin an affair. Wallander makes more attempts to make amends with his wife, who refuses. When he tries to make a high-speed getaway, the perpetrator crashes his car and dies. Wallander tracks down the ex-cop and discovers the murderer. ![]() He learns that a Citroën was used to commit the crime, and links it to a stolen car reported by an ex-cop. Wallander begins to interview witnesses who were at the scene of the Somali man’s shooting. News breaks that an innocent Somali refugee is fatally shot by a white supremacist. Wallander searches for Lövgren’s mistress and illegitimate son. While steering clear of the media storm, Wallander discovers that Johannes Lövgren secretly held a huge fortune, which he drew from to make payouts to his former lover, with whom he had a child. A number of white supremacist groups take the national stage and demand stricter immigration policies in Sweden. Maria dies in her hospital bed, after uttering the word “foreign.” An unknown listener leaks her last word to the media, which quickly leads to unfounded allegations that the killers were immigrants. Johannes is found slaughtered, and Maria is found with a tight rope around her neck, in critical condition. He is called on to solve the case of the murders of Maria and Johannes Lövgren, a couple found at their farm after placing a desperate call to police. While extremely depressed and alcoholic, Wallander hopes to rekindle his relationship with his daughter, who has grown progressively distant ever since she attempted suicide several years before. The novel begins in the wake of Wallander’s divorce. Wallander finds that the brutal murders may have been perpetrated by foreigners the case, as it unravels, makes an implicit commentary on the relationships between Sweden’s immigration policies, the epidemic of racism, and Swedish nationalism. While Wallander’s personal life flounders after a recent divorce, he strives to find the killers of a well-respected elderly couple who owned a local farm. It is the first book in the Wallander series, named after its recurring protagonist, a middle-aged detective based in Ystad, Sweden named Kurt Wallander. Spying & Investigations - Yes What is main char.Faceless Killers is a 1991 crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell. of society, phenomena (tech), places 40% Tone of book - cynical or dry-witįANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story of chases or violence 10% planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 40% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 10% Descript. This twist makes for a tantalizing puzzle rife with red herrings, one made all the more entertaining by brisk pacing and strong internal logic.Ĭlick here to see the rest of this reviewĬlick on a plot link to find similar books! Plot & Themes Composition of Book Descript. Moments after dying, the victims take over Natalie's consciousness, bringing their tale of the Faceless Man who killed them and their suspicion that he may be working with someone on the other side. Here Woodworth turns the conventional murder mystery on its ear: there are a fixed number of suspects from the beginning, but since the deceased can inhabit the bodies of Violets, none of the players ever exit the story, even when they are killed. When it becomes clear that a serial killer is targeting the Violets themselves, FBI agent Dan Atwater is paired with Natalie Lindstrom, a Violet, to investigate. ![]() ![]() Naturally, the government has stepped in and regulated their lives, using them as tools in murder trials an early scene in which a judge instructs the jury how to "weigh the testimony of the deceased" nicely sets the book's tone. Woodworth's chilling debut novel, which is set in an alternate present-day setting where a small percentage of people are born with violet irises and the ability to channel the dead. ![]()
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