Although one of the heftier Wallander tomes, THE WHITE LIONESS at times provides only tantalising glimpses of the South African characters. It's an engaging story, with a real sense of danger building steadily towards the end. The plot reflects Henning Mankell's interest in Africa – he lives in Mozambique for at least six months a year and has contributed to several charity projects on the continent. He must battle bureaucratic incompetence to fight the forces disrupting the Swedish peace. Although nor would being Wallander himself. When he comes into danger he takes matters into his own hands - being Wallander's boss or Wallander's doctor would not be an easy life. Wallander has a bad feeling about the case from the start and he's not proved wrong. The action kicks off when Methodist estate agent Louise Akerblom goes missing from her south Sweden home. But THE WHITE LIONESS sees Wallander's troubles move farther afield a secret network of South African power-brokers is using his homeland as a base for some serious mischief-making in response to what they see as the threat of Nelson Mandela's recent release from prison. As if that wasn't enough, poor old Kurt's job brings him into contact with some of the least pleasant members of Swedish society, one of whom has burgled the detective's flat and stolen his beloved music collection. His relationship with his father is strained, his daughter has moved to Stockholm and his wife left him many years ago. By Henning Mankell and Laurie Thomson, trans.
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