Though perpetuating the divorced and depressed detective cliché, Mankell’s “Faceless Killers” twists it in such a way that develops the character and creates an overarching personal plot without seeming too forced or drawing too much unnecessary attention to that aspect.
The tension leaves readers with the questions, “How are these murders connected?” and “Will Wallander pull himself together?” With racial tension running high, anti-refugee violence is starting to break out and another murder occurs. This clue is then leaked to the media which introduces another tricky aspect and puts more pressure on Wallander to solve the case, leaked information has caused the media to believe foreigners were the ones to kill the couple. However, the murdered wife left behind a cryptic clue, saying only the word “foreign” before she died. The first problem Wallander faces is that the murder isn’t cut and dry - the couple’s closest (and only) neighbors were too far to hear anything, slept through the murder and were unable to offer any information as to why anyone would want to kill a seemingly innocent couple living out a quiet life.
#Faceless killers plot series#
The first in both the book and television series is “Faceless Killers.” Recently divorced detective, Kurt Wallander, is sent to determine who killed an elderly couple who lived on a farm deep in the Swedish countryside while trying to regain control of his personal life and break developing bad habits. The series ended back in 2016, but it is high time the books be given a second glance. BBC’s “Wallander” series is a television adaptation of Swedish author, Henning Mankell’s works. Where film goes, television is sure to follow.
From “Black Panther” and its comic book inspiration to Jane Austen’s influences on “Clueless,” directors and producers are smitten with adapting these stories into blockbusters and, sometimes, using them to make subtle social comments. For example, many popular movies and television shows were books first. When lacking inspiration, people often turn to books.
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