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The White Lioness

An Inspector Wallander Mystery

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The White Lioness

By: Henning Mankell
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
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Random House presents the audiobook edition of The White Lioness by Henning Mankell, read by Sean Barrett.

In 1992, in peaceful Southern Sweden, Louise Akerblom, an estate agent, pillar of the Methodist church, wife and mother, disappears. There is no explanation and no motive. Inspector Wallander and his team are called in to investigate. As Inspector Wallander is introduced to this missing person's case, he has a gut feeling that the victim will never be found alive, but he has no idea how far he will have to go in search of the killer.

In South Africa, Nelson Mandela has made his long walk to freedom, setting in train the country's painful journey towards the end of Apartheid. Wallander and his colleagues find themselves caught up in a complex web involving renegade members of South Africa's secret service and a former KGB agent, all of whom are set upon halting Mandela's rise to power.

Faced with an increasingly globalised world in which international terrorism knows no national borders, Wallander must prevent a hideous crime that means to dam the tide of history.

©2003 Henning Mankell (P)2009 Random House Audio Crime Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Africa

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gripping and i learned so much about life in South Africa. Henning Mankell is so competant at understanding women too

gripping

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It’s rewarding to tackle this Author’s work even though a listener might sigh-often - at the too too didactic tone, the absurd coincidences and essential lack of enough convincing variety. Locales and characters hover close to but do not become quite rounded enough to be convincing. People pop up fortuitously then vanish again. It’s as if Markell became more obsessed with sharing his beliefs than developing a story.

A thing I found rewarding, as I listened, was to juggle the renditions of this tale which I have seen both by Branagh and the Swedish Television Wallander. By doing this you get a far better sense of all that was attempted in the novel.
What each of these different writers from different cultures and with varying budgets chose to foreground was enormously helpful when listening became a chore.

Fond regards for Author but too clunky.

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On the whole a very good read, exciting in parts, and very well read by Sean Barrett. Some parts a little drawn out, particularly the ending but certainly not disappointing for me, I do like this author and will continue to read his books without doubt. I like the idea of a provincial police detective gets to stray out of his comfort zone and although successful (so far) makes many mistakes. Definitely worth a read!

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a magnificent narrator reading a brilliant book. one of wallenders very best books. no need for BBC TV here

close the eyes and listen. really listen to this

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I am rapidly becoming a Wallander fan and already look forward to the next in the series. As always, Barrett is a superb narrator who effortlessly transports one into the story.

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