not my favorite Mankell - for some reason, when he writes from a "femal perspective' it falls flat. Wallander was a complete character but Louise in this book is very irritating.

I think if he had just written a book regarding the underlying plot and left out trying to develop a character and her involvement, it would have been a better read.

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I wasn't sure how much I was going to like this book but I was instantly transported into the books world. The translation is very very good. The only way I could tell it was written in a different language was the overall tone of the mystery. Mankell comes from a culture vastly different than my american one, and those differences are noticeable in the style and type of mystery.

The mystery itself is as much about how someone deals with the death of a son as much as finding out about Kennedy's brain. I think that part was the most fascinating to me. Watching this poor woman go through the worst of the worst case scenarios.

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