An Event in Autumn by Henning MankellIn An Event in Autumn Kurt Wallander is nearing his time to retire from policing. It is a novella, but the shortness of this much smaller book has just as much intrigue and interest for the reader as any of Henning Mankell’s previous crime thrillers. The writing is excellent as usual with a plot that captured the thriller-fan side of my interest; but also there is the occasional metaphorical analogy between seasonal autumn and Wallander’s attitude towards his own mortality. He is considering buying a house and leaving the apartment he shares with his daughter, Linda.
Problems arise and continue rising, of course, to stir the reader’s engagement even further.
Kurt is surprised to find some potential for the house but things begin to unravel when he discovers a skeleton in the garden. And so the mystery (a reader hopes for) begins! The investigation will involve his usual colleagues as well as his daughter. It has few police resources as it is an old case but Kurt Wallander becomes as obsessed as usual in solving it. Despite his need to retire in peace his many years in the force as a detective push him on to find more clues, especially when there is another body found. There are twists to the tale and it is just as compelling a read, albeit a much shorter novel than Mankell’s previous books.
Recommended to anyone who enjoys crime thrillers.
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