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    The Troubled Man: A Kurt Wallander Novel, Book 10

    Written by Henning Mankell

    Narrated by Robin Sachs

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    The much-anticipated return of Henning Mankell's brilliant, brooding detective, Kurt Wallander.

    On a winter day in 2008, Håkan von Enke, a retired high-ranking naval officer, vanishes during his daily walk in a forest near Stockholm. The investigation into his disappearance falls under the jurisdiction of the Stockholm police. It has nothing to do with Wallander-officially. But von Enke is his daughter's future father-in-law. And so, with his inimitable disregard for normal procedure, Wallander is soon interfering in matters that are not his responsibility, making promises he won't keep, telling lies when it suits him-and getting results. But the results hint at elaborate Cold War espionage activities that seem inextricably confounding, even to Wallander, who, in any case, is troubled in more personal ways as well. Negligent of his health, he's become convinced that, having turned sixty, he is on the threshold of senility. Desperate to live up to the hope that a new granddaughter represents, he is continually haunted by his past. And looking toward the future with profound uncertainty, he will have no choice but to come face-to-face with his most intractable adversary: himself.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMar 29, 2011
    ISBN9780307877970
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    The Troubled Man: A Kurt Wallander Novel, Book 10

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    • 4/5
      The final Wallander book, and an excellent end to the series. Gripping from first to last.
    • 4/5
      One of the best in the Wallander series, but as the last in the series it will hit any fan hard at the end.
    • 5/5
      The detective supervisor Kurt Wallender is every man. He is not brilliant, or especially good looking, and in this work, in his 60th year, he is depressed over the onset of old age. What makes this series so enjoyable is Wallander's doggedness in the pursuit of the truth. Frequently, he relies upon contacts he has built up over his career--and not seen for ten years; they provide the information he needs to inch a step forward in his quest to solve whatever crime he is investigating. By the end of the book, he has gathered reams of data, and then his intuition tells him something and he rereads everything and discovers the obscure paragraph that brings the solution to the fore. Wallander is a loner, and this is a problem as he seeks to forge a relationship with his daughter and his grandchild. You can feel him trying to grow, and also understand his profound disappointment when he finds he is trapped in the life he has made for himself. This is the detective as a working class hero. He would love something new and exciting to break through his malaise, but knows that what you see is what you get. That's one reason this series is so endearing; although Wallander usually nabs the criminal, we must go through life's triumphs and failures before Mankell feels ready to reveal the truth. This is the last book in the series, and my only serious quibble is the off-hand manner in which Mankell describes Wallander's bleak future. He devotes just a sentence or two and he's done. For a character with multiple titles, written over many years, I thought Wallendar deserved a better send-off.
    • 5/5
      For years I have been a Mankell virgin, but I have now taken the plunge and I came up for air with a big smile on my face. My reading motivation was that I had just seen the Masterpiece version of the book on PBS ... several times. Because I was so familiar with that version of the story, it was a real treat to be able to read the original story with all of its additional scenes and story differences. It a firm certainty that I will be reading more Makell, I simply have to decide where to start my next Mankell plunge.
    • 2/5
      One of the very few books I didn't finish (<5 ever). You don't expect Wallander to be a bundle of laughs but this one was just a bit too much. Maybe it was me - I read it when I had flu (real, not man).
    • 4/5
      This was the first Kurt Wallender novel that I have read. Too bad it turned out to be the final one in the series. It is a very dark novel, but perhaps they all are. Kurt does have a grandchild in this book, which adds a little sunshine to its overall moodiness. He investigates a missing persons case dealing with the parents of his future son-in-law. Along the way, memory loss causes Wallender problems. The book has some surprising twists and keeps the reader's interest. Overall, it's a somber portrayal of Swedish life. Having visited Sweden, I enjoyed the scenery.
    • 4/5
      The first Wallander that I read. This one was great. It greatly uses Linda as well and seems to be a bridge to the Linda Wallander series as she is a detective by this time. She has had a baby and her boyfriends parents go missing. Wallander has to find out what happened. Really like it.
    • 5/5
      The Troubled Man is, in my view, the best of the Wallander series and I am sorry to learn this may be the last in the series. While I highly recommend it, I would suggest that those who are new to this series start with some of the earlier books. Some of the characters and relationships develop through the series and this book brings them to a close.
    • 2/5
      I listened to an audio recording of the book which is the only reason I finished it. I read one previous Wallander story some years ago and remembered liking it. This however, is just a mess. Perhaps if you've followed all the Wallander saga (this was the 11th book) you'll like to know how he handles his last case. But if you've liked the character you won't like this. Wallander is feeling his age. He's 60, which doesn't seem that old to this 61-year-old, but Wallander carries his age like a vast burden. He's sick (diabetes which he isn't treating properly) and suffering frightening memory losses. It's clearly affecting his work. With out giving anything away I'll say it took remarkably long to solve this case. The audio is on 14 CD, which is pretty long. At the beginning of the 13th CD, the case seemed no closer to resolution than in the 1st.If this is your introduction to Kurt Wallander, I'd recommend starting at the beginning. Accounts are that earlier books were good. I'd skip this one all together.
    • 5/5
      Absolutely first rate, as expected. Devastated with the denoument!
    • 3/5
      This is advertised as the last book in the Kurt Wallander series. It is a melancholy and disturbing book. Goes back (to Wallender's relationship with his wife, and with Baiba, a woman he met and loved in an earlier book) and forward. Linda has a daughter. Wallander is concerned about his health and disturbing symptoms of senility. Wallander is basically a character of my age, so that makes it cut closer. The case in the book is very close to home--the mother and father of the man Linda is living with, will likely marry. The book moves into something more like LeCarre than Mankell territory (even with a bit of self reference)--spies of the cold war era. A story of possible murder and treachery within a marriage. Lots going on. Left thinking about the book more than I wanted to. Always find something "clunky" in Mankell's language, which may well have to do with translation. But I keep thinking about this book and this character. Sad to see the end of a reliable friend.
    • 3/5
      Once again we get to experience the geographic and atmospheric world of Sweden, and the aging Kurt Wallender's latest detective work. And what a walk through a tangled web: the threatening times of the Cold War era, complete with naval and spy practices of Sweden, Russia, and the U.S., and then the disappearance and presumed killing of a retired Swedish naval officer,and even less understandable - the disappearance of his wife. Most distressing, they happen to be his daughter Linda's new in-laws, and Wallender cannot walk away. Wallender is older, and much of the novel is spent with his internal musings about his past, his aging health, the real thoughts of retirement, and coming to terms with two of his most important relationships, two women he loved.
    • 4/5
      This is the last Wallander book, and although it's really sad in parts, it's also very deep and moving. Henning never shies away from difficult subjects, which is really courageous. Plus the plot is amazing, as always. I'm really sorry this series has come to an end!
    • 4/5
      Complex plot that will hold your interest to the end. Sobering observations on aging from the dour Kurt Wallander.
    • 4/5
      A subtle, convoluted pair of disappearances, a death or two, and a conclusion to this series that is realistic, elegaic and strangely hopeful.
    • 5/5
      A fitting way to end the stories of Kurt Wallender. I will miss the series very much.
    • 4/5
      Oh (expletive deleted.) I so didn't want this book to end the way the epilogue did. I saw it coming, and with each foreshadow said, "No! No! No!) I'm shattered.It was a little disconcerting when I first started reading, because the last one in the series I read was actually the second book, where Kurt met Baiba. This one takes place 15 years after he last saw her. I hadn't realized, when I started reading, that "The Troubled Man" was announced as the last Wallender book. Now I'm sitting here snuffling and wiping tears away, as I absorb that I've lost yet another old friend and favorite series. The story was a good mystery, but the personal details of Wallender's relationship with Linda, Mona, and Baiba really got to me, as did his fears of following in his father's footsteps. I, too, have the worry of losing my memory as I age, and felt that Mankell did a beautiful job putting the reader in Wallender's thoughts and fears. I have read the series out of order, so still have a few books to go back and read -- thank goodness. Goodbye, Kurt. May you live your final years surrounded by the love of your family. You've earned it. I'll miss you.
    • 5/5
      Excellent conclusion to an excellent series. The best part of the Wallander series is the progression of Wallander. I thought the mystery itself was compelling, definitely pulled you and made you want to unravel what was at its core. But more compelling was Wallander as he enters the later chapters of his life, his interactions with his daughter and former wife, granddaughter and former lover. For me, Mankell's ending for Wallender was pitch perfect. Someday, I hope to have the leisure to read them all again.
    • 3/5
      This is the last Wallander book and although I didn't think it was nearly as good as the others, it was nice to have the series neatly wrapped up. Wallander is now 60 and starting to have health problems and to get forgetful. He once again sees the love of his life, a Latvian widow of a police officer, before she dies. His daughter Linda, now a police officer, has found a partner named Hans with whom she has a baby. And Wallander solves his last crime which deals with Hans' parents, the Cold War, and spies. I loved the Wallander series and look forward to watching the BBC version on DVD.
    • 4/5
      I have read most of the Wallender books by Henning Mankell and liked some more than others. This one struck me as very slow paced - but maybe that was deliberate - and I found it was a bit of a struggle to keep going with it at times. It also made me think of the way Swedes used to be stereotyped as gloomy...Wallender was never a bundle of laughs, but in this book he was really depressed. Given that I am almost the same age as he is made me feel quite low. Over the years of reading Mankell's novels I have come to have a view of his political stance, and in this book he seems to be anti-US, which doesn't surprise me.One thing did strike me as being very accurate - when men suspect they have something wrong with their health they often adopt the ostrich position and do nothing much about it until it is too late.I didn't realise til I got to the end that this was to be the final Kurt Wallender book.
    • 3/5
      It's Wallander by Mankell, nothing less, but nothing more. Except for the puzzling prejudice against Icelanders - did Mankell lose money in their banks' collapse in 2008? It's interesting. Apart from that, nothing to report, just another mystery that isn't really solved, but solves itself, the way they most likely are.
    • 5/5
      A wonderful, thoughtful book, with both a gripping mystery and the sadness of Wallander gradually losing his grip. Made me sad, thoughtful, and utterly absorbed. Wallander is such a thoughtful detective. I love spending time with him.
    • 4/5
      I actually think this was the best Wallander. These always seem to have been written a little awkwardly, which I am not sure is due to a clunky writing style or the problems of translation. And the central mystery is always a little weak on motive, with ends left hanging, but honestly that worked perfectly with this story. I enjoyed the Wallander series immensely, and am glad Mankell finished it off so perfectly. What a great accomplishment.
    • 5/5
      It is sad to say goodbye to Kurt Wallender and the Henning Mankell detective series he appeared in. Its with some grief that I leave his world after 10 years or so of following his life and cases in print. This life was so personal yet wonderfully discreet. I find Wallender the most satisfying Scandinavian detective and the books are well plotted and evocative of the southern Swedish landscape.
    • 4/5
      This may be the last in the Kurt Wallander series and one of my favorites. An intriguing work delving into Cold War espionage.
    • 3/5
      In my quest to find another Larsson book I have dug into a few Scandinavian crime mysteries. This was my first Wallander novel, and even though it was 10th in a series I found I could still follow the story easily. The plot was intricate and well-crafted but it did move at a slower pace than my liking (maybe to go along the pace of the older Wallander?) It included information about Swedish history with which I am unfamiliar, but which was interesting. The historical aspects were well-presented and easily woven into the story. Wallander is portrayed as a moody, thoughtful, discerning person who works hard at his job and is determined to solve the case. The sad part is, he is beginning to show signs of age and he is worried about his health. He is reviewing his life and questioning the choices he has made. A lot of people from his past make appearances to help wrap up the series. I found it this aspect a bit tedious but maybe because I was not connected to Wallander due to not reading the past books in the series. Overall, I enjoyed Mankell's style and would probably read more of this series.
    • 5/5
      This is his final case and the reader gradually realised that Wallander is not a well man. He is diabetic and not takiing care of himself. The story has espionage during the Cold War as its main theme but also touches on his relationship withy his daughter. A really good readand got such a shock when I read the last chapter. It is sad that this is the last of Wallander and sad how he ends his days.
    • 4/5
      This was the first Kurt Wallender novel that I have read. Too bad it turned out to be the final one in the series. It is a very dark novel, but perhaps they all are. Kurt does have a grandchild in this book, which adds a little sunshine to its overall moodiness. He investigates a missing persons case dealing with the parents of his future son-in-law. Along the way, memory loss causes Wallender problems. The book has some surprising twists and keeps the reader's interest. Overall, it's a somber portrayal of Swedish life. Having visited Sweden, I enjoyed the scenery.
    • 3/5
      As much a review of Wallander's whole career as a new mystery, and I can't imagine that those who haven't read all of the earlier novels will find much in this one. (And I say that as one who has loved most of them.)
    • 4/5
      I lost myself for several days in this book. Kurt Wallander is turning 60 and feeling the effects of aging. His daughter Linda surprises him with the news that she is pregnant, and he becomes a grandfather. Linda's soon to be father-in-law disappears without a trace, and Wallander is drawn in to the puzzle of his disappearance. The mystery is very engaging as we follow along with all of Wallander's thoughts as he searches for answers while on vacation from the police force. Highly recommended.