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Loading... Die weiße Löwin (original 1993; edition 1998)by Henning Mankell, Henning Mankell (Author), Erik Gloßmann (Übersetzer)
Work InformationThe White Lioness by Henning Mankell (1993)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. When Kurt Wallander and the Ystad police investigate the brutal murder of a local woman, they unexpectedly become embroiled in international politics. Wallander’s search for the murderer uncovers an assassination plot in South Africa, the result of post-apartheid unrest. The individuals planning the attack are using Sweden as their base. Wallander inexplicably decides he can handle this solo, and waves off most of the help he will later need. Meanwhile there are also developments in Kurt’s rather messed-up life. Fortunately Wallander’s colleagues remain alert and ready, bringing the mystery to an exciting if somewhat implausible end. This series is solid Scandi-crime that keeps me turning the pages. ( ) I enjoyed this book a lot. It's the third Wallander book I've read, and I'm getting to know him better, I think. But since I'm reading them in order, perhaps the author is also getting to know him better. Wallander seems to be a complex character. He cares a lot about people, and also about doing a good job. Perhaps he cares too much, and this causes a lot of distress for him, and the people around him. He's always going off by himself chasing leads, often away from shouts of "wait for backup", which he always seems to ignore. This book had one upside to his personal life; things got so bad for him that his daughter and father both seemed to show their love for him more, which makes him feel better, I'm sure. no reviews | add a review
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HTML: The execution-style murder of a Swedish housewife looks like a simple case, except that there is no obvious suspect. Wallander follows a lead on a determined stalker, but when his alibi turns out to be airtight, Wallander begins to realize that what seemed a simple crime of passion is actually far more complex and dangerous. Eventually, his search uncovers an assassination plot, and Wallander soon finds himself in a tangle with the secret police and with a ruthless foreign agent. A riveting tale of international intrigue with compelling insights into the sinister side of modern life, The White Lioness keeps you on the knife edge of suspense. .No library descriptions found.
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)839.7374Literature German literature and literatures of related languages Other Germanic literatures Swedish literature Swedish fiction 1900-1999 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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