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Name: Hundarna i Riga
Rating: 3.642857142857 (14 reviews)
Author: Henning Mankell

A rescue boat arrives at the Swedish coast on a cold February morning, dragging the bodies of two dead men. Inspector Kurt Wallander confirms the men were murdered days ago. Overwhelmed by stress and chest pains, and burdened by guilt over his aging father and a strained divorce, Wallander sets aside his intentions to care for himself. As the investigation progresses, he discovers the victims were Latvian. This forces him to travel to Riga, where he delves into the city’s corrupt underworld, controlled by criminal gangs.

First publish date: January 1, 2000

Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural

Authors: Henning Mankell

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