The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander Series) Review
Henning Mankell is the famous creator of Swedish detective Kurt Wallender. In "The Dogs of Riga" we see Wallender investigate a murder case which takes him to Riga, Latvia. (one of the three Baltic States) The novel is set in the last years of Latvia's status as a satellite of the moribund Soviet Union. The action begins when a raft washes up on the Swedish shore. The raft contains two bodies of well dressed men who have both been shot through the heart. We learn that they were involved in the lucrative drug trade from Eastern Europe into Sweden and Western countries.
A detective arrives from Riga to participate in the investigation. Wallender travels to Riga where he distrusts the communist police department and is almost murdered. He falls in love with a beautiful Estonian widow but returns to Sweden alone at novel's end.Mankell's descriptions of drab and cold Riga living under the heel of Soviet domination is a fascinating snapshot of life in Eastern Europe.
The novel is filled with a shoot out and plenty of cloak and dagger action in a well written, plotted and told police procedural. Mankell is good at making us care about the characters. Anytime you have an opportunity to read a Mankell novel do yourself a favor and curl up with a fine mystery novel!
The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander Series) Overview
Second in the Kurt Wallander series.
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