![]() We are tantalized by continuing possibilities of relationships with women. He has a double-edged relationship with an aged father who manages to cause trouble for his son despite his advancing age. ![]() Like many of his fellows in this genre, he is single and somewhat depressed. ![]() His plots are so full of twists and turns that you find yourself spinning, following red herrings, trying to pronounce the names of Swedish towns (just kidding,sorta) and people, trying to solve the many-faceted case along with Wallender. Mankell has so many skills in this genre that he puts many American writers who plumb this genre to shame. ![]() Henning Mankell has systematically constructed a series centering on Kurt Wallender, a police detective who retires after many years, and then is drawn back into the world of law and order by a case that he can't resist. ![]()
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