Currently reading
Vineland (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin)
Tristes Tropiques
Richard III
The Dwarf
The Collected Poems of Wilfred Owen
Labyrinths
Giotto to Dürer: Early Renaissance Painting in the National Gallery
Michel Foucault: Beyond Structuralism and Hermeneutics
Gravity's Rainbow
A Gravity's Rainbow Companion: Sources and Contexts for Pynchon's Novel
Another wonderful book - 4.5 stars. There are times when I felt that Mankell was too conscious (self-conscious?) of the success of his prior books, and that affects his performance here slightly. That is a negative. On the positive side, the book is brilliantly constructed, intricate and careful and there is also a great deal of indirect commentary and reflection on the actual art of mystery-writing which is extremely interesting. In other words, the craftsman's workroom is slightly cracked ajar for us to peer into.... Not quite up to the level of Faceless Killers or, certainly, Dogs - but an excellent read. Next up is Sidetracked....