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Dogs of Riga
Dogs of Riga | Henning Mankell
19 posts | 38 read | 2 reading | 7 to read
From the dean of Scandinaviannoir, thesecond riveting installment in the internationally bestselling anduniversally acclaimed Kurt Wallander series, the basis for the PBS series staring Kenneth Branagh. On the Swedish coastline, two bodies, victims of grisly torture and cold execution, are discovered in a life raft. With no witnesses, no motives, and no crime scene, Detective Kurt Wallander is frustrated and uncertain he has the ability to solve a case as mysterious as it is heinous. But after the victims are traced to the Baltic state of Latvia, a country gripped by the upheaval of Soviet disintegration, Major Liepa of the Riga police takes over the investigation. Thinking his work done, Wallander slips into routine once more, until suddenly, he is called to Riga and plunged into an alien world where shadows are everywhere, everything is watched, and old regimes will do anything to stay alive."
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Eva_B
Dogs of Riga | Henning Mankell
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Pickpick

I‘ve finished the 2nd Wallander book. It‘s not Mankell‘s best book but still a ‘pick‘ I liked that it was mainly set in Latvia. Made a nice change.

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Shemac77
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Panpan

There‘s a formality when a novel is translated. It gives me a sense of one dimensionality. I find it very difficult to engage. I‘m sure in the original language this book is highly enjoyable; but for me? Not so much.

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Shemac77
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Onto the next

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Texreader
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https://getpocket.com/explore/item/latvia-europe-s-nation-of-introverts?utm_sour...

I‘m very pleased to read another view of Latvia especially given the very dark picture of it from the tagged (but excellent) book.

#readingeurope2020 #Latvia

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Pickpick

5-star book. 2 bodies wash up on shore in Sweden in a life raft, leading to a terrifying trip into #Latvia for Inspector Wallander to uncover multiple crimes that, if solved, could spell freedom for a nation. I‘ve watched the entire Wallander BBC series (it‘s great), but they don‘t compare to this, the first book I‘ve read in the series. If you want a sense of life under Soviet rule, this is it. #readingeurope2020

BarbaraBB Great review! 4y
Crazeedi Another series I e never heard of 'sigh', I know I need to read... 4y
Cathythoughts I loved all his books ... he was a brilliant writer 4y
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Chrissyreadit I loved the original Series also with subtitles. Someday I hope I can read the books. 4y
Librarybelle I read the first in the series and really liked it...hope to get to this one soon! 4y
Texreader @BarbaraBB Thanks! Great book! 4y
Texreader @Crazeedi @Cathythoughts @Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle I skipped ahead to this book because of Latvia. Didn‘t intend to read the series but looks like I may have to eventually because this one was so good. Fortunately it‘s in the husband‘s collection and he has most if not all of the Wallander books 4y
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Texreader
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I can‘t believe I forgot to post my final results for #novelnovember so here they are, a day late:

Finish:

✅ Attachment for #authoramonth
✅ A Freak of Freedom for #readingeurope2020 #SanMarino
✅ Midnight in Chernobyl for #Ukraine
✅ The Historian for #Slovenia

✅ Make progress: The Dogs of Riga for #Latvia (enough progress yesterday, that I finished it today!)

@Andrew65

Andrew65 Fantastic 👏👏👏🙌🙌📚📚📚🍾🥂🍾🥂 Some great progress for #ReadingEurope2020 4y
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This is it! All I have left to finish #readingeurope2020. I‘m more than halfway finished with the tagged book for #Latvia. Less than ten to go! I‘m a very slow reader and we have #wintergames about to start but I‘m in the hunt to finish in 2020!

Librarybelle Good luck! You got this! 4y
Bookwormjillk Wow, that‘s impressive! 4y
valeriegeary You can do it! 🙌🏻 4y
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Laughterhp Wow, so impressive. I think I was only able to read like 8-10 countries for this. 4y
freeatlast1137 You can do it!!! 4y
Texreader @Librarybelle @Bookwormjillk @valeriegeary @freeatlast1137 Thanks for the support! I‘m gonna need it! @Laughterhp That‘s not bad at all given how hard it is to find books for many of the countries. I ended up with some real duds for a few countries 4y
BarbaraBB Are you a slow reader? I always feel like you‘re a reading machine 😀😘 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick You can do it! 4y
Texreader @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Thanks for the encouragement! It‘s going to be crazy hard for me. But I‘m sure going to try! 4y
Texreader @BarbaraBB 🤣🤣 Oh I wish. I just have been making lots more time to read when I would have been doing other things (like vegging in front of the tv). And audiobooks help a lot so I can read when driving, cleaning, and crafting. I used to read so fast and I loved chunksters that were well over 1000 pages. I still do but they‘d take me all year. 😕 4y
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Addison_Reads
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Pickpick

I would not have read this had I not been participating in #ReadingEurope2020. I'm glad that this challenge has pushed me to read books I normally wouldn't. @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle

This dark crime novel was fast paced and well written. I was instantly drawn into the story and loved the journey to discover what really happened.

I will definitely look for more books by this author now.

Librarybelle This one is on my to read list! 4y
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Texreader
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Now that I‘ve finished our #buddyread, I can move on to this one. It fits with our #teamslaughter theme for #scarathlon and also #readingeurope2020 #Latvia. @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB @Clwojick

erzascarletbookgasm I read this for Latvia too. 👍 4y
Cathythoughts Love Mankell ❤️ 4y
Librarybelle This is on my to read list! 4y
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Texreader
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Husband is loaning me his book so I‘ll get #Latvia taken care of for #readingeurope2020....at some point this year.

erzascarletbookgasm I read this for Latvia too! 👍 Hope you enjoy. 4y
Cathythoughts I love Mankell ❤️ I wish he was still with us & writing more books (edited) 4y
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BarbaraBB I loved Soviet Milk! 4y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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Pickpick

This is Mankell‘s second Wallander novel but can be read as a stand alone. Investigation led Inspector Kurt Wallander of the Swedish police force to Riga in #Latvia where he is drawn to a complex conspiracy and web of corruption. Very bleak, full of tension..I enjoyed it and may seek out the others in the series.

#ReadingEurope2020
#jennyis30 #thriller

Librarybelle Good choice! 5y
Cathythoughts I‘m so glad you liked this one. I‘ve read all his books .... love him. I may need to reread ... he was a special man ❤️ 5y
Cathythoughts Also Jessie, the second parcel arrived today 👍🏻... putting it away for now. Thankyou , 😘 XX 5y
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LauraBrook I‘m just starting this one tonight! 5y
erzascarletbookgasm @Cathythoughts I just discovered there‘s a tv series starring Kenneth Branagh as KW, looks good. Yay for the arrival of 2nd book. ❤️ 5y
erzascarletbookgasm @LauraBrook will like to know what you think of it. 🙂 This was my first Mankell. 5y
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LauraBrook
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I‘m super excited to read both of these (🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼) this month! My double spin has been sitting unread on my shelves since I saw the author in 2005. Sheesh. Thank you so much for doing this challenge, @TheAromaofBooks !

TheAromaofBooks Good luck!! Can't wait to read your reviews!! 5y
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jenniferw88
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5 ⭐ Mankell is definitely an auto-buy author for me. #Thriller #jennyis30

Other challenge prompts:
First country for #readingeurope2020 - #Latvia @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB
Fourth book for #murder2020 @Tove_Reads
Sixth letter for #litsyatoz @BookishMarginalia

BarbaraBB Mankell has a book set in Latvia? That so good to know! 5y
jenniferw88 @BarbaraBB it starts in Sweden and does feature a couple of others, but I'd say Latvia is the main one. 5y
Librarybelle Good choice! 5y
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Cathythoughts
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#NuYear #CallOutTheDogs @Cinfhen @TrishB Another book from the Wallander series, Henning Mankell‘s The Dogs Of Riga.

Cinfhen This one sounds good and less gory than the other book u posted 7y
Cathythoughts @Cinfhen maybe less gorey , to be fair they are all very good. Wallander‘s character develops & grows & changes along the way. 7y
TrishB This series is being helpful 👍🏻 7y
Cathythoughts @TrishB it is 😉 7y
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Cathythoughts
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Happy #HumpDayPost @MinDea

1. A really want to buy a velvet dress for Christmas ( @miralunasbooknook you have me thinking dresses)this one looks nice. I‘d like it in navy blue ❤️
2.peanut all the way
3. Henning Mankells Wallander
4. When really young I liked playing teachers
5. I have 3 children. So 3 must be my lucky number.
And thank goodness it‘s Wednesday 🎉

laurieluna Thats lovely 😍 a lovely dark green for me! 7y
Cathythoughts @miralunasbooknook sounds gorgeous. There‘s something about velvet ❤️ 7y
erzascarletbookgasm The dress looks regal 👍Nice! 7y
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Cathythoughts @erzascarletbookgasm I know I think it‘s lovely. Uh oh ! I may not be able to resist🙄. I can blame it on Litsy 7y
youneverarrived That is lovely! I‘ve got a navy blue velvet dress I wore to my graduation 💙 7y
Cathythoughts @youneverarrived oh how beautiful! 💫💫💫sounds magic 7y
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Ksvz
Dogs of Riga | Henning Mankell
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2017 #71 mystery audio book two of a series I wasn't enamoured with in the first place. I'm just not sure a police officer would do the things he does and end the way it does. It's kind of like a Scandinavian Lee Child's or Bourne series but all while pretending to be a city version of Longmire. *

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PurpleyPumpkin
Dogs of Riga | Henning Mankell
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I borrowed this from the library a while back and really enjoyed it. Two bodies wash up on Sweden's shores, but the clues lead back to Latvia. Definitely an #internationalcrime. #day25 #feistyfeb

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JessicaTripler
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Pay attention to meeeeeeeeee

Matilda How dare you read, woman! 8y
kdwinchester 😻So cute!! 8y
MrBook Hah! Mine must have learned from yours! 😼👍🏻 8y
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