The Man from Beijing

from BlackSheepDances

Can hate be hereditary? Does our DNA include code for revenge? Reading The Man from Beijing is likely to make you ponder these very questions. Mankell's novel is a first rate thriller that goes beyond mystery into incredible historical narratives. It spans three continents (Europe, Asia and North...

from Suzejamesy

I think that the author was too ambitious in his scope. The jumping from timeline to timeline and then from one location to another was jarring and unconvincing. The commentary on Chinese plans to expand into Africa felt more like a lecture and didn't add anything to the story. There are decent m...

from cameling

A mass murderer has struck a little village, killing 19 people from 3 families in one night. The only people in the village not killed are a couple and an elderly woman who don't share the surnames of the murdered families. As the police look long and hard for clues, Judge Birgitta Roslin, is sho...

from bcquinnsmom

The opening scenes of this book are positively chilling, when at first a hungry wolf, away from its pack, is searching for food around the tiny village of Hesjövallen and chances upon a human leg. Then later, a researcher looking into the phenomenon of small towns and villages that are simply dyi...

from pmfloyd1

Boy, this book is hard to put down... and I should be able to do so since the story line is not that riveting as some of his earlier works. Yet, Mankell's writing is very good literature and it keeps you reading and reading. There are really two separate and independent stories being told here, a...