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by Henning Mankell order for Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
Order:  USA  Can Vintage, 2011 (1997) Hardcover, Softcover, CD
Read an Excerpt  * * *   Reviewed by Lyn Seippel  This is an
English translation of the first of Henning Mankell's popular
series about Detective Kurt Wallander, a Swedish police
investigator. Called to the country to investigate the senseless
and savage attack on an elderly farm couple, Wallander faces a
puzzle that might never be solved.  The couple lived frugally
and had no money hidden away, but were tortured and murdered in
the most extreme way. The man is already dead when they arrive
but the wife is hanging on. They have little evidence and can
only hope the woman will be able to tell them something if she
gains consciousness. She does, but her last utterance only makes
the case more difficult.  The violence in this dark mystery is
implied without the graphic descriptions that are often offered
in today's novels. The mystery is m