Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell

Wallander is a detective who drinks too much while coming to terms with a recent divorce when a horrific double murder shatters the peace and quiet of the sleepy Swedish district he polices. This is the first book in the Wallander series which inspired at least two successful television series (one in Swedish and one in English). I am not a crime aficionado so I can't really comment on how this book compares to others in the genre but it kept me reading to the end.