The Dogs of Riga
- 338
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Dogs of Riga” takes Henning Mankell’s Kurt Wallander out of Sweden to Riga, and a murder inquiry becomes a dark political thriller. Some readers welcome its weight and a hero who grows more complex, gloomy but decent at heart; others find the pace slow or dislike the turn the story takes halfway through. As the second Wallander novel, it is best read after “Faceless Killers”.
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About the book
The Dogs of Riga is a Swedish detective mystery by Henning Mankell, set in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is the second book of the Kurt Wallander series, and was translated into English by Laurie Thompson.
Reading order · Wallander novels
Full order & progress →- Faceless KillersStart here
7.37.3 / 10 - The Dogs of RigaThis book
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 68 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 32% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.3 | 16 | 24% |
| Hardcover | 6.8 | 52 | 77% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Dogs of Riga?
It has 338 pages — shorter than 77% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
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