Book - The Fifth Woman

Men are disappearing and being killed in strange, brutal ways. Wallander and the team methodically investigate each murder, coming to the horrifying conclusion that they're all the work of a single person. I really enjoyed reading this next installation, although the book sprawled a bit - the writing could have been tighter. But I loved Wallander and the team - their methods, strengths and weaknesses. I loved that they seem real and flawed. There's no perfect Holmes investigators here, just a regular bunch of overworked and exhausted cops who overlook or miss things entirely, just like real people.

I hate to admit this, but a similar book, Woman With Birthmark, was written more skillfully and was the better read, despite my lukewarm feelings for Van Veeteren.  Translation or author?  Unsure.