“The Fifth Woman” is a crime novel by Henning Mankell that follows the investigation of a series of murders in Sweden. Detective Kurt Wallander discovers that all of the victims had connections to a group of friends who met years earlier during World War II. As the body count rises, Wallander and his team race against time to find the killer before they strike again. Along the way, Wallander must confront his own inner demons and personal issues while navigating a complex web of relationships and secrets. Ultimately, he uncovers shocking truths about the motives behind the murders and the people involved.

• The Fifth Woman

• An Inspector Wallander Mystery
• By: Henning Mankell
• Narrated by: Sean Barrett

Four nuns and a fifth woman, a tourist to Africa, were killed in a barbaric nighttime attack. Months later in Sweden, news of the unexplained tragedy sparked a devastating revenge for these murders.

Inspector Kurt Wallander returns home from an idyllic vacation in Rome, full of energy and plans for the future. Autumn came, and Wallander prayed winter would be peaceful. But when investigating the disappearance of an elderly birdwatcher, he uncovers a gruesome and meticulously planned murder – a body stuck in a trap with a sharp bamboo stake.

Then another man was reported missing. And once again Wallander’s life comes to a halt as he and his team work tirelessly to find the connection between a series of brutal murders. Making progress through the persistent work of the police and an eternal struggle to understand the violence of modern Sweden, Wallander leads a massive investigation to find the killer whose crimes were the product of his The new reality made him despair.

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.

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