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Before the Frost, by Henning Mankell

3 Ratings: 3.0

Scandinvian crime fiction by one of my favorite authors

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review by katknit. January 08, 2011

posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

Like father, like daughter

Heretofore, Linda Wallander has been a secondary character in the detective series starring her father, Kurt. Now Kurt, a sort of Swedish Inspector Morse in terms of personality and philosophy, is considering retirement. At the same time, Linda, now about 30 years old, has graduated from the police academy and chafing at the bit to start her new job in her father's department. She's bored and frustrated with the wait, and her father, seeing that Linda will be an officer in a few weeks, fills … more

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review by quinnsmom. February 11, 2010

Team Wallander takes center stage here

my edition I'm a huge Henning Mankell fan, and I love Kurt Wallander. All through the series, his daughter Linda has always been there, but here she plays a major role. The book is touted as "a Kurt and Linda Wallander novel," and from that I gather that he's planning to write more with the father-daughter duo as a unit. After Wallander solo, it's going to be tough, because that particular series is so good that … more

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