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One Step Behind

A Kurt Wallander Mystery

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One Step Behind

By: Henning Mankell
Narrated by: Dick Hill
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On Midsummer's Eve, three role-playing teens dressed in 18th-century garb are shot in a secluded Swedish meadow. When one of Inspector Kurt Wallander's most trusted colleagues, someone whose help he hoped to rely on to solve the crime, also turns up dead, Wallander knows the murders are related. But with his only clue a picture of a woman no one in Sweden seems to know, he can't begin to imagine how.

Reeling from his father's death and facing his own deteriorating health, Wallander tracks the lethal progress of the killer. Locked in a desperate effort to catch him before he strikes again, Wallander always seems to be just one step behind.

Translated from the Swedish by Ebba Segerberg.

More mayhem? Listen to all of our Kurt Wallander mysteries.©1997 by Henning Mankell; 2002 by The New Press (P)2007 Blackstone Audio Inc. International Mystery & Crime Police Procedural Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction Mystery Murder Crime Thrillers Crime Suspense Thriller Noir Fiction Scary

Critic reviews

"Satisfying in a way that has less to do with the wonders of forensic science than with the pure pleasure of rational thought." ( New York Times)
"Mankell remains central to the flowering of a new, distinctly darker strain of the European hard-boiled crime novel." ( Booklist)"Sure to please those who like weighty police procedurals....Mankell's writing is deadpan and stark, the plotting meticulous and exacting." ( Publishers Weekly)
Realistic Investigation • Complex Mystery • Excellent Narration • Engaging Plot • Authentic Storytelling • Fantastic Job

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I’ll just say I was glad this was included in my membership and that so didn’t use a credit. Unhappy with the ending and did not keep me guessing.

Not my favorite

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I love Wallender so
Much. He is such a considered & many-faceted character. All the many characters are carefully drawn. The details of life make everything so real.

One of Wallender's Best

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Would you consider the audio edition of One Step Behind to be better than the print version?

Dick Hill brings alive Kurt Wallander, like not other.. his version, quality of his voice, emotions, even when he "does" a woman , is so compelling.. He brings me hours and hours of entertainment.. love him

What was one of the most memorable moments of One Step Behind?

Kurt in pursuit of killer with a wooden plank in a dark park

Which character – as performed by Dick Hill – was your favorite?

Kurt Wallender

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

every moment with Kurt Wallander's tortured soul as spoken by Dick Hill

Any additional comments?

Will listen to everything every done by Dick Hill.

outstanding in all areas, story, narrator, suspens

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The bomb, disregard the slow sizzle at the start. Well thought out, not hokey or too slick. Must be from reality.

True Value

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I feel like Kurt Wallander is an old friend now, as much as he could have a friend. I've listened to all of his books on Audible and enjoyed them all thoroughly. He's roughly the same age as I and the life issues he encounters, the thoughts he has about life are much the same as I and I suspect many others. I googled Skane, Sweden, Wallander's home county, and there was a link saying come visit the setting where the Wallander books took place, that would be fun to do sometime. I hope more Mankell/Wallander books come to Audible!

Way to go Kurt

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