RANDOM JOTTINGS

A blog about music, sports, theatre and rants

Long time blogger just moved to wordpress. Love music, theatre, movies, sport (tennis and cricket) and cooking. Two great daughters, two great granddaughters.

Category: Wallander

  • Wallander and the Muppets

    Thought the title of this post might catch your attention, but it is not a ploy, am seriously writing about these subjects. I am currently watching Wallender, the Ken Branagh version.  Now I have watched the Swedish series of the Mankell books and thought they were excellent. Kurt was melancholy yes, he had a bleak…

  • The Troubled Man – Henning Mankell

    The Troubled Man is the last book by this author featuring Kurt Wallander.  Mankell decided enough was enough and there would be no more.  I was very saddened to hear of this as I have become very fond of the melancholic, diffident Swedish detective with his angst and worries.   I have had the book for…

  • Nordic Gloom

    Take a look at the picture of all these book titles.  What do they have in common?  First of all, they are all Nordic/Finnish/Icelandic whatever, they are all detective stories  and the book jackets are all black and white and monochrome. Why? OK we know that most people who live in the Scandinavian countries are…