The Fifth Woman

Kurt Wallander

By: Henning Mankell

Narrated by: Sean Barrett

Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Fifth Woman by Henning Mankell, read by Sean Barrett.

Four nuns and a fifth woman are killed in a savage night-time attack in Africa. A year later, Inspector Kurt Wallander investigates the disappearance of an elderly birdwatcher and discovers a gruesome and meticulously planned murder - a body impaled in a trap of sharpened bamboo poles. Then, another man is reported missing.

Once again Wallander's life is put on hold as he and his team work tirelessly to find a link between the series of vicious murders.

Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger for Sidetracked.

Critic reviews

Inspector Wallander is one of the most wonderful creations in contemporary crime writing (Mark Lawson)

Truly horrifying... The novels become a compulsion - one reads them all

A first-class police procedural

The real test of thrillers of this kind is whether you want to spend more time in the detective's company. I certainly do (Sean French)

Mankell's long, subtle, involving novel could turn you to crime

Sweden's Inspector Wallander solves another

Sweden's Inspector Wallander solves another baffling series of murders while juggling various developments in his personal life. While perhaps not one of his best efforts, Henning Mankell has produced a well rounded book, well narrated by Sean Barrett and worthy of a top tier rating in my library, along with the rest of the series.

*SO SO*

It was ok. Though drawn out with Kurt's depressive nature. The novel could have been shorter giving more impact to the mystery.

Sean Barrett was great, as always.