martinaz Female, 35. Trieste, Italy

Mah...
Per svariate ragioni non l'ho letto con continuità, dunque il giudizio è un po' influenzato da questo prendi & molla. Tuttavia questo Mankell non mi ha conquistato, l'ho trovato un po' scontato, deboluccio, prevedibile. Wallander sarà pure "sidetracked" ma noi lettori sappiam bene sin da subito come andrà a finire...

A very good plot idea, but the quality of the writing is just average. This is the point that makes the book not worth recommending to your friends. Because when you explain the plot in a few words to give them an idea of what the book is about, you basically don't give them any futher reason to read it.

While reading this is exactly what I was thinking. What a good plot (also very appealing to become a bestseller), but what a pity the author didn't enrich the story enough (with style and characters introspection) and also did not avoid coming up with too predictable events.