Second Wallander book. This is set in the depth of winter, where the sky is low, days are short and the cold just makes you ache. Wallander finds himself a case where two bodies wash on the beach in a lifeboat. Russian mafia hits that made it all the way to Ystad from the sea. Wallander ends up following leads to Riga where he tries to balance his beliefs and justice. Wallander is always interesting, always questioning. The plot is solid and the character's evolution is wonderful.