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The Dogs of Riga
- An Inspector Wallander Mystery
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
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Summary
Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Dogs of Riga by Henning Mankell, read by Sean Barrett.
Sweden, winter, 1991. Inspector Kurt Wallander and his team receive an anonymous tip-off. A few days later a life raft is washed up on a beach. In it are two men, dressed in expensive suits, shot dead.
The dead men were criminals, victims of what seems to have been a gangland hit. But what appears to be an open-and-shut case soon takes on a far more sinister aspect. Wallander travels across the Baltic Sea, to Riga in Latvia, where he is plunged into a frozen, alien world of police surveillance, scarcely veiled threats and lies.
Doomed always to be one step behind the shadowy figures he pursues, only Wallander's obstinate desire to see that justice is done brings the truth to light.
Audio updated as of December 2017
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- tim
- 15-10-18
Dogs of Riga
I found this story too predictable but enjoyed it nevertheless. The detail of Riga was exceptional. worth the read.
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- Priestley
- 27-09-23
Great book
Great story. Sean Barrett’s performance is well suited to the book. I’ll be working my way through the series.
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- Nicholas
- 31-03-11
Great start to the Wallander series of books
As the first of the series of books featuring inspector Wallander, Mankell introduces us to many of the characters that feature in future books. The narration is really good, and I have heard Sean Barrett reading other Scandinavian novels also to great effect.
The story features an interesting time, and though a bit escapist at times, is an interesting and enjoyable listen throughout.
If you are a Wallander/Mankell fan, or a Euro Crime Fan, this has a great feel and is worth the purchase.
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- Resham D
- 18-05-22
Wonderful book
Both the author and the narrator did an excellent job. Wallander is a great character and brought to life.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-12-22
very good
enjoyed it even more than others read so far - firewall and faceless killers
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-12-23
A great read
Narration was excellent. It’s not my favourite Wallander case but Menkell describes Riga so well.
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- Sylvia
- 12-04-13
Excellent-gripping crime thriller
I read this after seeing a TV adaptation of the story, as I suspected the TV version hadn't done the story justice and I was right. This crime story was excellently narrated and kept me in suspense the whole time. I was so engaged in it that I was actually frightened for Wallander (the main character) at times!
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- Casher
- 31-05-20
Dogs of Riga
A good storyline, excellently told with some quite exciting passages. I enjoyed this book more than Faceless Killers. The action, the locations, the plausibility all ticked boxes for me. I felt some bits were a little rushed but overall a very good read.
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- Lachlan
- 15-08-11
Good story but ending over dramatised
A gripping story, well read, with building tension, but the final chapters are a bit over the top without a plausible explanation of some of the narrative events. The residual tape pauses are annoying and could be deleted easily - so why haven't they been?
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- Ross Blair
- 20-08-21
Great story
fantastic story and genuinely one kf the best crime thriller series out there. Well worth the read/listen
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