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One Step Behind
Description
Reeling from his father's death and facing his own deteriorating health, Wallander tracks the lethal progress of the killer. Locked in a desperate effort to catch him before he strikes again, Wallander always seems to be just one step behind.
Translated from the Swedish by Ebba Segerberg.
Critiques
"Mankell remains central to the flowering of a new, distinctly darker strain of the European hard-boiled crime novel." ( Booklist)"Sure to please those who like weighty police procedurals....Mankell's writing is deadpan and stark, the plotting meticulous and exacting." ( Publishers Weekly)
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Global4 out of 5 stars
- Joanna
- 02/08/2010
Definitely Recommend
This was my first listen to a Kurt Wallender mystery, and I enjoyed it so much that I will now be going back and getting them from the beginning. Mankell does a fantastic job with character development, and the reader is really brought into the personal side of all the characters, especially Wallender. The one thing that distinguishes his mystery writing about a police investigation is that he makes it real. There is no sugar coating on the talents of the investigators. They make mistakes, they struggle with dead ends, they break down with fatique and personal issues. They are human. It's great to read about the "cowboy" cops such as Harry Bosch or the super-human heroes such as Jack Reacher or Mitch Rapp. But is was refreshing to read a story that had such a strong ring of realism. Mankell created a police mystery story with a different kind of view of real crime solving.
I wondered if some of the questionable decisions were intentional, or if Mankell didn't do exhaustive research, or if the Swedish police just aren't as advanced as the US in terms of forensics (for instance, it this book it took a week just to get a ballistics report back!) But, regardless, I had the feeling that I was in an authentic story, with humans who were not only talented, but also not flawless. It had a refreshing air of realism that made me feel that I was truly getting an undistorted picture of how a murder investigation would progress in real life. Mankell makes Wallender humble, and a strong leader, but also shows his human frailties and I came to truly like the character. Also, I love Dick Hill, always have, and he did not disappoint. He is one of my favorite narrators, and did a fantastic job with all the characters. Listening to him is comfortable.
Don't be reluctant to read this book because it is from a foreign author, in a foreign country. With the exception of a few colloquialisms, there was nothing different than would take place in any city in the US.Loved it!
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Global4 out of 5 stars
- Lehua of Pacifica
- 14/05/2009
Only slightly marred
Mankell did an excellent job, particularly with the characters. In fact I might have given this a 5 had there been less urination. There are times when it's as well to say it was a rainy spring rather than enumerate each raindrop. Still, well worth the time and money.
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Global4 out of 5 stars
- mspoet
- 27/01/2009
A very human detective
This was the first Kurt Wallander story I'd listened to and I like this character. He has so many bad habits and flaws ... he's just a regular guy. He's got great intuition but sometimes it takes him awhile to pull the intuitive thought from his subconcious. I like the way the author describes this process. The storyline was captivating. The translation was pretty good, but I wasn't all that thrilled with the narrator's over-annunciated style. I'll probably listen to another one of these.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
- Janet Katz
- 21/03/2010
If you love Bosch, you will like Wallander
I have been utterly spoiled by Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch series and so finding another like him has been hard. Now that I have found the Kurt Wallender series I think I will quit looking. Like Bosch, he has his flaws, but the mysteries are well detailed and the characters are fleshed out just the right amount. Of course, having Dick Hill do the voice just adds to the similarity. Still, a great story here.
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Global3 out of 5 stars
- William
- 04/02/2010
Great writing, less than great reading
Having read Grover Gardner's terrific reading of Mankell's "Return of the Dancing Master", I was disappointed with Dick Hill's reading of this work. I found his character voices somewhat annoying. This said, still a good listen.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Mark
- 16/07/2016
Excellent story, perfect narration
Of the first seven books starring Swedish police detective Kurt Wallender, this one especially captures what makes the character so memorable. The plot is that he’s chasing a serial killer who targets happy people. Through it all, Wallender is short-tempered, self-pitying, jealous and forgetful but he’s also good-hearted, generous, romantic at heart and hard working. In short, he’s human through and through, a fact that’s made especially clear when he trips and falls during the big finale. And I love how he doesn’t solve the crimes so much as comes to the right conclusions by listening, truly listening, to everyone around him. Anyway, I don’t know if many Americans will like these books because they are not at all “thrillers.” But if you like Swedish noir, this is quintessential. Bechdel test: fail. Grade: A
Now, about the narration, which some people seemed to hate: Dick Hill is Wallender. His voice perfectly captures the glum, whiny detective. Hill is not right for every book — I think his take on "Crime and Punishment" was too histrionic, for example — but he's absolutely right for this book. Start from the beginning of the series and you'll see how it's a perfect melding of character and narrator, like Ralph Cosham's take on Detective Gamash in Louise Penny's books.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
- CBDC
- 12/04/2010
Another likeable detective
I finished all of the Michael Connelly books and was wondering how I'd get along without Harry Bosch. I have also read a number of Stephen White's books and feared I would soon be without a detective I liked as much as Alan Gregory or Harry Bosch. AND then I discovered (through some really helpful reviews) Kurt Wallander and I"m no longer worried. The narrative is excellent, the reader perfect for the book. I like the kind of low key committed case-solving by Bosch and Connelly without hype or pretension. Like Alan Gregory and Harry Bosch, Kurt Wallander is a real person with strengths, weaknesses, blunders, and and an abolute committment to his job. Henning Mankell is now on my list of really good authors (along with Greg Iles, Michael Connelly, Stephen White, Lee Child) in the Mystery area. I recommend the author highly.
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Global5 out of 5 stars
- Shadrach Smith
- 09/09/2009
Nobody's going to sleep
Kurt Wallander's back again chasing another serial killer. This time, a local policeman is one of the victims and Wallander has developed the acute symptoms of diabetes. The disease drains his energy and blurs his vision as he leads a 24-7 search for the illusive killer. Wallander is driven to catch the killer before he/she strikes again and before his illness forces him off the case. Between working on the case 20 hours a day and having to urinate every 15 minutes, Wallander barely has the energy to make it to the end of the book.
This is my second Mankell book and I am excited about going back in time to read the earlier books and learning more about the Swedish police detective. With Dick Hill's excellent narration, Kurt Wallander has a very Harry Bosch-like feel. So if you miss Harry, give Kurt Wallander a chance.
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Global3 out of 5 stars
- ulla thomason
- 16/01/2008
One Step Behind
As a translated book this was quite good. The pronounciation of the character and place names could have been better researched, but that might only have bothered me, who's mother tongue is Swedish.
The plot got somewhat hung up on the detectives personal agonies without giving him depth and I don't think that the reason for the villain's madness got adequately explained. But all in all, not a bad "read".
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Global5 out of 5 stars
- Stevon
- 25/09/2007
Way to go Kurt
I feel like Kurt Wallander is an old friend now, as much as he could have a friend. I've listened to all of his books on Audible and enjoyed them all thoroughly. He's roughly the same age as I and the life issues he encounters, the thoughts he has about life are much the same as I and I suspect many others. I googled Skane, Sweden, Wallander's home county, and there was a link saying come visit the setting where the Wallander books took place, that would be fun to do sometime. I hope more Mankell/Wallander books come to Audible!
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Global5 out of 5 stars
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- Nantje
- 26/06/2016
Sehr spannend!
Ein sehr spannendes Hörbuch zum Mitfiebern für Wallander und sein Team bei ihrer Suche nach dem Mörder.