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The year is 1793, Stockholm. King Gustav of Sweden has been assassinated, years of foreign wars have emptied the treasuries, and the realm is governed by a self-interested elite, leaving its citizens to suffer. On the streets, malcontent and paranoia abound.A body is found in the city's swamp by a watchman, Mickel Cardell, and the case is handed over to investigator Cecil Winge, who is dying of consumption. Together, Winge and Cardell become embroiled in a brutal world of guttersnipes and thieves, mercenaries and madams, and one death will expose a city rotten with corruption beneath its powdered and painted veneer.THE WOLF AND THE WATCHMAN depicts the capacity for cruelty in the name of survival or greed - but also the capacity for love, friendship, and the desire for a better world.
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The Wolf and the Watchman, Niklas Natt och Dag, Ebba Segerberg
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- Released
- 2019
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Niklas Natt och Dag, Ebba Segerberg
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Released
- 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 407
- ISBN10
- 147369213X
- ISBN13
- 9781473692138
- Series
- Michael Cardell
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Mystery Novels, Thriller, Murders, Detective Fiction, Gifts for grandpa, Gifts for grandma, Historical Mystery, Scandinavian Literature, 18th century, Sweden, Swedish literature, Nordic Noir, French Revolution (1789-1799), Navy, Brutality, Stockholm, Swedish detective stories, Pipers, Naval Battles, End of the 18th Century
- First published
- 2017
- Original title
- 1793
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- The year is 1793, Stockholm. King Gustav of Sweden has been assassinated, years of foreign wars have emptied the treasuries, and the realm is governed by a self-interested elite, leaving its citizens to suffer. On the streets, malcontent and paranoia abound.A body is found in the city's swamp by a watchman, Mickel Cardell, and the case is handed over to investigator Cecil Winge, who is dying of consumption. Together, Winge and Cardell become embroiled in a brutal world of guttersnipes and thieves, mercenaries and madams, and one death will expose a city rotten with corruption beneath its powdered and painted veneer.THE WOLF AND THE WATCHMAN depicts the capacity for cruelty in the name of survival or greed - but also the capacity for love, friendship, and the desire for a better world.