The White Lioness

A Kurt Wallander Mystery

By: Henning Mankell, Laurie Thompson - translator

Narrated by: Dick Hill

The execution-style murder of a Swedish housewife looks like a simple case, except that there is no obvious suspect. Wallander follows a lead on a determined stalker. But when his alibi turns out to be airtight, Wallander begins to realize that what seemed a simple crime of passion is actually far more complex and dangerous. Eventually, his search uncovers an assassination plot, and Wallander soon finds himself in a tangle with the secret police and with a ruthless foreign agent.

A riveting tale of international intrigue with compelling insights into the sinister side of modern life, The White Lioness will keep you on the knife edge of suspense.

©1998 Laurie Thompson; 1993 Henning Mankell (P)2006 Blackstone Audio Inc.

Critic reviews

"A first-class thriller." (New York Times)
"[Wallander is] a solid character, whose strengths and weaknesses are utterly credible, and Mankell knows how to make the most of his virtues." (Publishers Weekly)
"The action is skillfully grounded in human rather than political concerns....[Mankell's] stature as a major voice in international crime fiction remains undisturbed." (Booklist)

Narrator

Hate the narrator. Scott Brick would been a much better choice.
Hill is hard to listen to.

superb writing and reading

An intriguing story. wonderful reader. I am looking forward to the next Kurt Wallander novel.

Suspenseful

Very enjoyable suspenseful story. I enjoyed how the author came full circle with all the characters.

In many ways the best and worst of Mankell

I am a huge fan of Kurt Wallander and the first 100 pages or so of this book are really great at allowing the reader to see the world as Wallander sees it.

Unfortunately the author is determined to make a political point with the rest of the book and puts together a long - way too long - convoluted - way too convoluted - tale that is hard to believe and paints the bad guys as caricatures - not real villains - but evil symbols

Disappointed

To counter my review of the first novel!!

This was one of the best books I've listened to ever. So my apologies for my "juvenile" review of the first book. I'll try it again.