Mördare utan ansikte (1991 English translation by Steven T.They are listed in the order that they were originally published in Sweden: The following Kurt Wallander novels have been translated into English. Over the course of the series he is diagnosed with diabetes, and towards the end of his career he suffers from memory lapses, discovering he has developed Alzheimer's disease, with which his father was also afflicted. In later years, he maintains a somewhat inconsistent romantic relationship with Baiba Liepa, a woman in Riga, Latvia, whom he met while investigating a murder there, until it eventually dissolves. ![]() After the breakup of his marriage, he had an affair with Annette Brolin, the prosecutor with whom he was working on some cases - but she was married and had children, and would not consider divorcing for his sake (" Faceless Killers"). He is frequently at loose ends socially and with his family. His relationships with his colleagues are tentative they are alternately amazed by his intellect and frustrated by his brusque manner and aggressive tactics. He was once falsely sued and harassed for police brutality and still lives with the guilt of having shot and killed a man in the fog, an act which drove him into depression and nearly led to his resignation. Over the years he has grown increasingly disillusioned with his work and often wonders whether he should have become a police officer at all. He frequently regards the crimes he investigates on a very personal level, throwing himself into catching criminals and going against the orders of his superiors to try to solve a case, often with negative effects on his emotional stability. Inspector Wallander has few close friends and is known for his less-than-desirable lifestyle he consumes too much alcohol and junk food, exercises very little, and sometimes struggles with anger. But Widén's voice was not good enough and the dream came to naught-a crushing disappointment in Wallander's life (as in Widén's). At one time, Wallander had dreamed of making opera his life, leaving the police force and becoming the impresario of his friend, Sten Widén, a tenor who aspired to sing opera. Wallander is a great fan of opera while in his car he regularly listens to recordings of famous opera singers such as Maria Callas, and when he can find the time goes to opera performances, sometimes crossing over to Copenhagen, Denmark for this purpose. He also has issues with his father, an artist who has painted the same landscape 7,000 times for a living the elder Wallander strongly disapproved of his son's decision to join the police force and frequently derides him for it. Wallander was once married, but his wife Mona left him and he has since had a difficult relationship with his rebellious only child, Linda, who barely survived a suicide attempt when she was fifteen. As a young police officer, he was nearly killed when a drunk whom he was questioning stabbed him with a butcher's knife (this is mentioned in the account of his first case). After completing national service, he joined the police. But now winter closes its grip on Ystad, and Wallander, his tenacious efforts closely monitored by the tough minded (and disarmingly attractive) district attorney Anette Brolin, must forget his trouble, and throw himself into a battle against time and xenophobia.Wallander is said to live on Mariagatan in Ystad. He works tirelessly, eats badly and drinks the nights away in a lonely, neglected flat. His wife has left him, his daughter refuses to speak to him, even his ageing father barely tolerates him. Kurt Wallander is a senior police officer at Ystad, a small town in the wind-lashed Swedish province of Skane. When this is leaked to the press, racial hatred is unleashed. The woman supplies Wallander with his only clue: the perpetrators may have been foreign. An old man has been tortured and beaten to death, his wife lies barely alive beside his shattered body, victims of violence beyond reason. ![]() ![]() When he reaches the isolated farmhouse he discovers a bloodbath. One frozen January Morning at 5 am, Inspector Wallander responds to what he expects is a routine call out.
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