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Loading... Der Feind im Schatten: Roman (original 2009; edition 2010)by Henning Mankell, Wolfgang Butt (Übersetzer)
Work InformationThe Troubled Man by Henning Mankell (2009)    Nordic Crime Fiction (23) Books Read in 2017 (978) » 11 more Books Read in 2019 (3,554) Scandinavian Crime (25) Best Crime Fiction (30) Books Read in 2012 (312) Detective Stories (257) Five star books (1,489) No current Talk conversations about this book.  arubabookwoman | Dec 28, 2023 |    ) quifita | Aug 25, 2023 | So it was with a mixture of anticipation and sadness that I finally reached the last book in the series.I want to be careful and avoid any spoilers so I won't go into the book in any real depth here. The story this time revolves around an investigation Wallander is carrying out away from his duties as a policeman. In fact this book involves very few of his police colleagues and is much more of a family affair. I have to admit that the plot isn't great and we are left with a lot of loose ends why the mystery is finally concluded. However, the beauty in this book is the way we explore Wallander's (and maybe Mankell's) emotions on nearing the end of his life. He has reached his 60's, his health is failing him, and his relationships with others is not the best. He is left reflecting on what the future might hold and one thing really stuck in my mind. He has to buy a suit for a funeral and is grumbling about the cost. Linda, his daughter, points out that it is a good investment because at his age he will be going to far more funerals than weddings. The end of the book left me with a real feeling of sadness in a way that I rarely experience with books. My final rating for the book is probably more reflective of the whole series than this individual book and I can see myself re-visiting the series in the future. Goodbye Wallander. ( ) Brian. | Jul 28, 2021 | http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/14079245 The troubled man could just as well be Kurt Wallander but the title refers to his daughter's father-in-law. The man went out for his usual morning walk and never returned. It wasn't his turf but he did feel a responsibility to find him if he could. What he finds is a complex web of intrigue, to say the least. The story goes back many years and involves spies. Wallander pursues every lead and ultimately finds the answer. As is often the case, there aren't any great celebrations. In this later novel Wallander reaches the age of 60 and starts noticing gaps in his memory. He has never been thrilled with his life yet he does not want to leave it and it worries him to discover symptoms of old age. (  ) slojudy | Sep 8, 2020 | slojudy | Sep 8, 2020 |
 Henning Mankell has spoken: Detective Chief Inspector Kurt Wallander has solved his last case. Making this news more bitter, the alcoholic, diabetic, antisocial and perpetually dour Swedish detective is at his gloomy best in THE TROUBLED MAN... Though shivering in the winter of his discontent, Wallander will grip the reader hard. Flawed and occasionally exasperating, he is that rare thing: a true original. Wallander might be aging, but Mankell is dead on in crafting an intricate plotline equal to the skills and insight of his famous detective. This is essential for fans of the series, and it succeeds as a stand-alone in the crowded field of dark, psychological Scandinavian thrillers. INSPECTOR KURT WALLANDER made his first appearance in 1991 in Faceless Killers, pursuing the murderers of an elderly farming couple in rural Sweden. Nearly 20 years and nine books later, his creator, Henning Mankell, swears he is poised to finish him off for good.The final Wallander novel, The Troubled Man, will highlight his family even more, Mankell promises. Already acquired by British publisher Harvill Secker, and sold to ten other countries, the book opens when Håkan von Enke, a retired high-ranking naval officer, disappears during his daily morning walk in the forest near Stockholm. Von Enke is the father-in-law of Wallander's daughter Linda, who is expecting their grandchild. The story ranges back to the early 1980s, and Cold War rows when Russian submarines probed Swedish waters...But Mankell has not written a Wallander novel for ten years. The Troubled Man, published later this year in Sweden, marks his belated return to the redoubtable detective. "It's the last time," he says. "When you read it, you will understand. It doesn't mean that he dies – he doesn't die – but you will understand it's not possible to write any more about him." Belongs to SeriesKurt Wallander (10) Belongs to Publisher SeriesAndanzas (702) dtv (21334) L'Ull de Vidre (32) Is contained inHas the adaptation
"A novel in which Kurt Wallander becomes involved in the case of the disappearance of a retired naval officer--who is Wallander's daughter Linda's future father-in-law--which leads him into a story of Cold War espionage. Wallander also confronts his own age and mortality, while welcoming his first granddaughter"-- No library descriptions found. 
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I don't think I've read all the Wallender books, but I've read many of them. This was a good one. I'm also a big fan of Mankell's non-Wallender books.
Recommended.
3 1/2 stars (