Kurt Wallander book 1 · 1991
Faceless Killers
An elderly farming couple are brutally attacked at their isolated farmhouse in Skåne. The dying woman’s last word, foreign, stirs anti-immigrant anger, and Inspector Kurt Wallander races to find the killers.
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Book facts
- Author
- Henning Mankell
- Series
- Kurt Wallander, book 1 of 10
- Published
- 1991
- Setting
- Set in Ystad
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Faceless Killers
6 recurring or key characters from Henning Mankell’s chart. Introduces Kurt Wallander, Linda Wallander, Martinsson, Svedberg and 2 more.
Lead 1
- Kurt WallanderFirst appearanceDetective Inspector in Ystad
Major 2
- MartinssonFirst appearanceDetective and Wallander’s colleague
- RydbergFirst appearanceWallander’s mentor
Minor and cameo 3
- Linda WallanderFirst appearanceKurt’s daughter, a new police officer
- SvedbergFirst appearanceDetective
- Povel WallanderFirst appearanceKurt’s father, a painter
Also featuring these characters
Other Henning Mankell books that share the most characters with Faceless Killers.
- The White Lioness1993 · Kurt Wallander · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Man Who Smiled1994 · Kurt Wallander · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Sidetracked1995 · Kurt Wallander · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Fifth Woman1996 · Kurt Wallander · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon