Faceless Killers
- 309
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Faceless Killers” is a dark murder mystery and the natural place to start the Wallander novels. Henning Mankell’s first book about Kurt Wallander keeps a sombre mood throughout and is at times moving. Some readers find it a conventional detective story in which Sweden serves as little more than a backdrop. Eleven more novels follow for those who want a series to settle into.
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About the book
Faceless Killers is a 1991 crime novel by the Swedish writer Henning Mankell, and the first in his acclaimed Wallander series. The English translation by Steven T. Murray was published in 1997.
Reading order · Wallander novels
Full order & progress →- Faceless KillersThis book
7.37.3 / 10 - The Dogs of Riga
7.47.4 / 10 - The White LionessThe White Lioness–Not ranked yet
- The Man Who SmiledThe Man Who Smiled–Not ranked yet
- SidetrackedSidetracked–Not ranked yet
- The Fifth Woman
–Not ranked yet - One Step BehindOne Step Behind–Not ranked yet
- Firewall
–Not ranked yet - The Pyramid
–Not ranked yet - Before the Frost
–Not ranked yet - An Event in Autumn
–Not ranked yet - The Troubled ManThe Troubled Man–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.9 across 128 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 47% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 6.9 | 128 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Faceless Killers?
It has 309 pages — shorter than 83% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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