Welcome to Litsy!

I spent a good part of today listening to this murder mystery set in Sweden while working around the house. It‘s the first book of the Wallander series and I can see myself picking up another sometime, although I know I will never make my way through all of them. It is a great winter listen if you want something bleakly realistic rather than cozy.

#audiobook #NordicNoir #1001books #FoodAndLit #Sweden #ReadingTheWorld #ReadTheWorld #translated

I really enjoy Mankell. All of his novels are outstanding. The hero is so human, flawed, unsure of himself.

So I‘m back into ‘Nordic Noir‘ with this one. I‘ve read some other books by Henning Mankell and think he‘s great. I‘ve decided to try and read the whole Kurt Wallander series from the start. This is book one. A good mystery. A bit rushed at the end but still good.

Ooooo... this was a good opening to another series that I‘ll be investing time with in the future. 😀🎧 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

An elderly couple is murdered. The public‘s issues concerning immigration are causing problems with the investigation. Winter is settling in and the Swedish landscape is just as bleak as Wallander‘s chances of solving this case…and as bleak as his personal life. This is a GEM. A wonderful procedural. I was pleasantly surprised by the fact that I didn‘t have a clue about whodunnit until the end. This 100% belongs on The List. 200/1,001 #1001Books

Mankell became an auto-buy author as soon as I read the first Wallander! Day 15 #20series20days @Andrew65

#20Series20Days #Top20Series

My Swedish wife introduced me to this series many moons ago. Mankell wrote about geopolitics as masterfully as he did crime and murder.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t9rYPlh18Uo

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Some Henning Mankell ... my favorite series, because it‘s excellent & because he got me out of a reading slump , because I have lovely memories of the places where I read these books, good associations.
#20Series20Days

My first novel in the Kurt Wallander series and l really loved it. Though l have to admit part of the feeling is the merit of a fantastic reader.

It is a story surprisingly contemporary despite having been written in the 1990s. It about immigration and fear and difficult living together.
Wallander is a wonderfully human protagonist. The mystery was great.

#ReadingEurope2020 #Sweden

Well, l have to say it: l'm loving this new novel of the Wallander series.
Wallander is such a relatable character, and the mystery seams quite believable and interesting.

It's so strange reading about the 1990s. It's only a few years ago, l remember them, and still it feels like a different planet. So strange, and still pleasant.

I'm listening to it and the reader is fantastic!

Never read or watched any Wallander, thought l've heard lots of good things about these books.
So I thought the #ReadingEurope2020 is the perfect occasion to finally read it.
Or rather listening. Only listen for half an hour but l already like it a lot. Dick Hill, the reader, is absolutely brilliant.
#Sweden

Since Wallander couldn‘t think of a good answer, he said nothing. “#Thanks for the coffee,” he said, got in his car, and drove off. This is all going to hell, he thought. Not a clue, nothing. #QuotsyDec19

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I am on a reading roll! I just started this book and want it to be as good as many of my recent reads. Here goes....!

#MOvember #Frozen lots of freezing weather in Swedish crime writer, Henning Mankells books. I think I‘ll revisit one for #readingeurope @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB looking forward to seeing the info on this challenge👍🏻. I‘m thinking of doing 2 book challenges this year Cindy 🥳📚( definitely going to need that Litsy diary ...

This is the first in the series featuring Swedish police detective Kurt Wallander, who is one hot mess. He totally gives off the #RescueMe vibe, as he investigates the brutal murder of an elderly couple while battling personal demons of his own making. The translation from Swedish was dicey in parts, but I like flawed characters, and Wallander is definitely one. I‘ll continue with the series for sure! #Movember

Once again, an ambitious #WeeklyForecast stack! I‘ll continue to read November Road and should start at least The Ripper‘s Shadow and Golem for various book clubs/swaps. A New Earth I‘ll listen to while doing things around the house.

Not pictured - must finish tagged book today. I also have the audiobook Bowled Over I‘m listening to in the car. My hope is to start either a #NetGalley book or a nonfiction ebook for #NFNov .

I may change my mind!

Definitely #wicked things are going on in this book! #FallIsBooked

This is the actual first book in the Wallander series - I just finished it and it is a great start for this series; I'm looking forward to next one. But in the meantime, I will make a detour to first Harry Hole book: The Bat by Jo Nesbo.

”Ragged clouds raced across the sky, and the wind was gusting up to gale force. After waking at dawn, Wallander lay in bed for a long time and listened to the wind. When he stepped on the #scale in the bathroom, he saw that he had lost another 2 pounds. This cheered him up so much that when he pulled into the parking lot at the police station he did not have the sense of despondency he‘d been feeling lately.”
#QuotsySep19
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Another week, another mystery #bookclub meeting. We were varying degrees of indifferent about this one. I liked it but didn‘t love it. A bit gloomy and had some random bits that were maybe just there as fodder for later in the series?

This was my choice for s book set in Scandinavia for #popsugarreadingchallenge and also for the #LetterM for #LitsyAtoZ (in translation). It is a solid procedural, very gloomy and a little claustrophobic at times. It was written in the 1990s so there some odd sexism and some fear of immigrants that wasn‘t fun to read, but I would check out some of the more recent books about this detective to see if that gets any better.

This book is not my usual read as I try to stay away from crime stuff.
This was my first #newyearwhodis read.
The story carried on quiet nicely there was no Tada moment but it kept my attention good enough.
@jenniferw88 👍 @monalyisha 🤟

PS I have purchased Seventeen by Hideo Yokoyama so I am wanting for that to arrive.

Woohoo my first library book of the year is here for the #newyearwhodis read, waited forever! Got one more to come but at least I can start on this one 😁
@jenniferw88 @monalyisha

1. Broadstone, a small town near Poole, Dorset in the United Kingdom
2. Hideo Yokoyama
3. 1711 according to Goodreads
4. Bed!
5. Tagged book

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I need to read more Scandinavian crime novels, because every time I do I enjoy them. They have a lot of depth and the mysteries are complex. This one also reminded me that anti-immigration sentiment is an issue everywhere and seems to return often in history.

Well, it looks freezing to me.

#WinterWonderland #FreezeFrame

Another Nordic crime series for #winterkills . Nordic crime writers seem to dominate the genre when it comes to some of the most chilling mysteries and crimes in fiction. This Swedish crime wrriter, children's author, and dramatist, is best known for his creation of Inspector Kurt Wallander.

#winterwonderland #winterkills

I really enjoyed my first Wallander and this quote really appealed to me. 4 ⭐ and I am definitely continuing the series, although I may do it through the library or Kindle.

I failed at Mördare utan ansikte (faceless killers) as a child, I think my Swedish wasnt good enough? Anyway, I enjoy the Wallander series so figured I would try again, and I succeeded this time round! Well written and engaging from the start. My Swedish is clearly improving! ??

@jhod Finally you package is on its way I‘m so sorry for the delay I got bogged up with Uni work and sickness bugs. Enjoy I really enjoyed it, I‘ve written quiet a bit in the notebook book for you. Enjoy you should have it Friday at the latest xx

Vacation about to end, but great weather and good books = success. 3 days, 3 books, onto #4. Faceless killers is a promising start to this series. Wallander is a flawed cop trying to deal with his own issues as he solves a brutal crime in a changing Sweden dealing with an influx of refugees.

A time to live, a time to die

I enjoyed this book but then im not sure i have ever read a Nordic Noir i didnt love. 4 stars.

Very quick mystery and entertaining. I‘ve been meaning to watch the show and didn‘t realise it was based on a series of books. Definitely going to be checking out the rest of the series, whether I continue them on audio or not remains to be seen.

Oh goody, yet another series I‘m going to have to make space for on my bookshelf. It looks like I‘m going to have to start doing some major damage to my TBR dead tree pile.

Maybe I need to give the mystery/thriller genre a break. The last few I‘ve read have left me underwhelmed. This wasn‘t terrible; the story moved well, the location was interesting, and the main character is interestingly imperfect. Enough for me to give the second book in the series a try.

Evening reading.

An atmospheric murder mystery set in Sweden, this one was a good fit to read while in Iceland. The novel is much more about detective Wallander than the mystery itself, but I was expecting that, so I enjoyed it.

So a night with insomnia and nothing to read. I found a link I saved - crime fiction around the world in 80 sleuths. Fortunately # 33 was available for download from my library. This was quick easy read and I am looking forward the the next book. I liked Wallander and his brokenness-I kinda want to cheer him on. Where to next?

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/crime-fiction-aro...

A mystery series I can get into. I like Wallander despite his flaws. I like the bleakness of the Scandinavian setting. It's still relevant today. Will definitely read more of this series.

85% finish with this book and my e-reader is about to die. 😭😭😭

A much better written book than Yrsa Sigurdardottir's "Last Rituals." Love Wallander and the dialogues between his colleagues. Reminds me a bit of Craig Johnson's Longmire.

This is the first of the Wallander series. These books got me back into reading. Any other Mankell fans out there ? What else do you read ?

#JuneTunz #belfastchild Thought I was being original for a tough photo prompt today when I looked up 'famous people from Belfast' & saw Kenneth Branagh-but I see he's already been used a few times. 😬Oh well! I got nothing else!😆He's played characters in movies & TV that are in my book stacks: Gilderoy Lockhart in the Harry Potter books, Benedick of Much Ado About Nothing, & Kurt Wallander from the series & this tagged book in my Kindle #TBR 📚☘️

2017 #65 mystery audio book one of a strange story and a very non conventional, to the point of self destructive main character. I was not impressed but it left me wanting to find out more. Strange.

I'm listening to this while #audiostitching When I chose to read this three weeks ago, I had no idea there was a portion of the story related to negative views of refugees and how politically polarizing. This was first released in 1991, and the arguments haven't changed, despite time and geography. The only difference is how leadership ultimately handled it.

Reading this Scandinavian Crime classic in a winter night. Immerse myself in the severe weather in this book, my heart lives in Wisconsin with my dear friends.....Happy Thanksgiving!

#somethingforsept days 20 & 21: #setbythesea #translated This is the first in the Wallander series. They're all set in Ystad, Sweden which is a coastal town and they're all translated from Swedish to English.

#somethingforsept day 11: shades of blue. Some really good reads here and a few from my college years.