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The Dogs of Riga

Kurt Wallander

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The Dogs of Riga

By: Henning Mankell, Laurie Thompson - translator
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
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Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Dogs of Riga by Henning Mankell, read by Sean Barrett.

Sweden, winter, 1991. Inspector Kurt Wallander and his team receive an anonymous tip-off. A few days later a life raft is washed up on a beach. In it are two men, dressed in expensive suits, shot dead.

The dead men were criminals, victims of what seems to have been a gangland hit. But what appears to be an open-and-shut case soon takes on a far more sinister aspect. Wallander travels across the Baltic Sea, to Riga in Latvia, where he is plunged into a frozen, alien world of police surveillance, scarcely veiled threats, and lies.

Doomed always to be one step behind the shadowy figures he pursues, only Wallander's obstinate desire to see that justice is done brings the truth to light.

 Crime Thrillers Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Suspense
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Critic Reviews

Riga is a haunted place, and Mankell describes it with the sort of creepy detail that one shudders to believe is accurate (Donna Leon)
Mankell could turn you to crime
Mankell is a powerful writer
Wallander is among the very best fictional crimebusters
All stars
Most relevant
I enjoyed the book but found it a bit drawn out
Will continue to listen more of the series of books by the author has a great character in Wallander

Everlasting

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Great story as expected by Henning Mankell, and Sean Barrett brings Wallender alive again as the three dimensional nuanced character we love. Thanks to both author and narrator for a thoroughly enjoyable listening experience.

Another consummate performance by Sean Barrett

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very slow and no story line, the acents were terrible, could not get trough it

disapointing

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