Firewall: A Kurt Wallander Mystery (Kurt Wallander Mysteries) - Hardcover

Mankell, Henning

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1565847679 ISBN 13: 9781565847675

Publisher: New Pr, 2002

Synopsis

Inspector Kurt Wallander begins to suspect that there is a connection between a series of crimes tormenting Sweden--the brutal murder of a taxi driver by two teenage girls, the escape of one of the culprits from police custody, the sudden death of man who drops dead at an ATM, a bizarre power blackout, and a grisly discovery at the malfunctioning power station.

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Review:

Not too long ago, Henning Mankell was a well-kept secret, but his latest book, Firewall, will be received by readers worldwide with much fanfare, which is as it should be; Mankell is something special. Some of the initial resistance to Mankell's work might be understandable; like one of the greatest of all filmmakers, Ingmar Bergman, Mankell is from a country noted for Nordic gloom and the lazy-minded are not always prepared to go beyond stereotypes. Their loss: like his cinematic compatriot (Mankell is in fact married to Bergman's daughter), this is an artist of rare achievement.

Firewall continues Mankell's unvarnished portraits of modern life, in which society and all its institutions (not least the family) are on the edge. Here, his long-term protagonist, Inspector Kurt Wallander, moves into new area of crime: cyberspace. Various deaths have occurred: the user of a cash machine, a taxi driver killed by two young girls. The country is plunged into blackout by an electricity failure, and a grim find is made at a power station. What's the connection? Wallander finds himself on the trail of cyber terrorists with shady anarchic aims. But can his own malfunctioning team of coppers pull together to help catch them--or is there a fifth columnist in the police? Plotting here is impeccable, although Firewall may not be a prime entry point for those new to Mankell. But Wallander (here worried about his diabetes and failure to lose weight) is one of the great literary coppers: enthusiasts need not hesitate. --Barry Forshaw

Review:

"Firewall is the eighth of his investigations, and the most enjoyable yet" (Guardian)

"Another gripping Inspector Wallander mystery by Sweden's master crime writer" (The Times)

"Enormously enjoyable" (Jessica Mann Sunday Telegraph)

"Firewall cracks along at a punishing pace... I am already hankering for a return to Ystad and a few more sleepless nights traipsing after Kurt" (Observer)

"Kurt Wallander is right up there with Ian Rankin's John Rebus" (Waterstone's Books Quarterly)

About this edition

• Publisher: New Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1565847679
• ISBN 13: 9781565847675
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416