The pyramid

A collection of Wallandar stories that take the reader back when Wallandar started. They were good, twisty stories and particularly liked the title story. Fans of Mankell and Wallandar won't be disappointed

Overall I quite liked this book. I didn't mind the short story format at all and it was interesting to see Wallander at different stages of his career.

The actual cases covered in this book were... okay. I wouldn't say they were particularly memorable. The investigations felt a bit slow and the big breakthroughs were mostly lucky accidents. Is it more realistic this way? Perhaps. But it doesn't make an exciting read I'm afraid.

It's the characters that are interesting and if you enjoyed the previous books, you will know exactly what to expect here as well.

This was my first foray into the world of Kurt Wallander and I picked a good book to start with. “The Pyramid:And Four Other Kurt Wallander Stories” takes the reader through Wallander's early years starting in the 60's when he was a policeman on the beat, right up to the 80's when he is Inspector. A very good, entertaining read. I will be adding the Wallander series to my list of favorite crime reads.