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Before the Frost

An Inspector Wallander Mystery

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Before the Frost

By: Henning Mankell
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
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The leader of a religious cult in Guyana instigates a mass suicide. He succeeds in killing himself and his whole flock of worshippers, save one. One man escapes.

In the wood in the country land outside Ystad, the police make a horrific discovery: a severed head and hands locked together in an attitude of prayer. A Bible lies at the victim's side, handwritten corrections and amendments on every page. A string of incidents, including attacks on domestic animals, has been taking place and Inspector Wallander fears that these events could be the prelude to attacks on humans on a much greater scale.

Linda Wallander, preparing to join the Ystad police force, arrives at the station. Showing all the hallmarks of her father - the maverick approach, the flaring temper - she becomes involved in the case and in the process has to confront a group of extremists bent on punishing the world's sinners. Before the Frost is a totally compelling and atmospheric crime story.

©2004 Henning Mankell (P)2009 Random House Audio Crime Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting Crime

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Classic good vs. evil in a richly interwoven tapestry with engaging characters and captivating personalities on both sides. Nice work. Enjoyed it more than most of the other Wallender Stories. Barrett does an excellent narration, as always.

One of Mankell’s best

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I enjoyed this book just as much as the others. Linda made a brilliant main character and it felt like a natural transition to the series. Sean Barretts narration is as fantastic as always.

Very gripping

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The only down side to this I'd there is only one of the Wallander books to go for me. Fantastic plot wonderful characters.

Typically brilliant

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Linda Wallender is an interesting character and this is a great debut for her as the lead.
It is a good story, full of twist and turns that lead to a believable finale

Well paced story read brilliantly

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This is the first Wallander book I have listened to; having seen the brilliant TV series I wanted to get back to the originals...

This is really a cut above your average crime fiction. Unlike so many two dimensional crime fiction characters, the protagonists are fleshed out with complex inner lives and psychological detail which really grips. There are few characters, but you really feel you know them.

I also enjoyed the almost post-modern touches. At one point, everyone in a crime conference gets side-tracked into talking about a children's tv show at length, while Wallander waits for order to resume.

This is a good place to start if you are new to Wallander books. It is just a shame they are not being translated in order!

A cut above usual crime fiction.

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