After eight books in the Kurt Wallander police mystery series, this renowned Swedish crime writer is developing a new character, Kurt’s daughter Linda. This seems to be the change-over title with a part for them both, although it turns out to be very much Linda’s book. The appeal of the masters of this particular genre is their feeling for place, Rebus with Edinburgh, Morse with Oxford, and Sweden is very much a player in this grizzly tale.
Comparison: Ian Rankin, Colin Dexter, Reginald Hill.
Similar this month: Stephen Booth, Sue Grafton.
In woodland outside Ystad, the police make a horrific discovery: a severed head, and hands locked together in an attitude of prayer. A Bible lies at the victim's side, the pages marked with scribbled corrections. A string of macabre incidents, including attacks on domestic animals, have been taking place, and Inspector Wallander fears that these disturbances could be the prelude to attacks on humans on an even more alarming scale.
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In woodland outside Ystad, the police make a horrific discovery: a severed head, and hands locked together in an attitude of prayer. A Bible lies at the victim's side, the pages marked with scribbled corrections.
Before the Frost features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
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Before the Frost was written by Henning Mankell and published by Vintage Books an imprint of Random House
Before the Frost has 322 pages
