Items related to The Wolf and the Watchman: The latest Scandi sensation...
'A remarkable debut novel' Sunday Times
'The best historical thriller I've read in twenty years' A.J. Finn
'A thrilling, unnerving, clever and beautiful story. Reading it is like giving a little gift to oneself' Fredrik Backman
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.
'An unexpected masterpiece, a wild and unusual mix of genres that in one fell swoop succeeds in renewing the entire crime fiction genre' Arne Dahl
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
A remarkable debut novel (Sunday Times)
A gripping, shocking read (The Times)
This gripping historical thriller surely announces the arrival of a fine new European talent. Vivid and absorbing (Observer)
The latest Scandi sensation (Sunday Times)
Niklas Natt och Dag takes the contemporary Scandinavian crime story and gives it a startlingly gruesome historical twist . . . Natt och Dag spares us nothing, detailing horror after horror in his unflinchingly muscular prose (Guardian)
Natt och Dag's description of the rattling, lung-shredding tubercular cough is truly hideous - a haunting portrait of physical disintegration that's not easy to forget (Dan Jones, Evening Standard)
Swedish noir doesn't get much darker (Herald)
A superbly detailed historical mystery (Irish Times)
A well-depicted historical murder mystery filled with cruelty as well as warmth and humanity (Best Debut, Swedish Academy of Crime Writers' Award 2017)
A historical thriller that is unparalleled in suspense and literary quality. It's raw, beautiful, heartbreaking and extremely captivating until the very last page. The Wolf and the Watchman deserves a place among the classics of the genre (Erik Axl Sund, author of The Crow Girl)
Book Description:
A gripping, shocking read (The Times)
This gripping historical thriller surely announces the arrival of a fine new European talent. Vivid and absorbing (Observer)
The latest Scandi sensation (Sunday Times)
Niklas Natt och Dag takes the contemporary Scandinavian crime story and gives it a startlingly gruesome historical twist . . . Natt och Dag spares us nothing, detailing horror after horror in his unflinchingly muscular prose (Guardian)
Natt och Dag's description of the rattling, lung-shredding tubercular cough is truly hideous - a haunting portrait of physical disintegration that's not easy to forget (Dan Jones, Evening Standard)
Swedish noir doesn't get much darker (Herald)
A superbly detailed historical mystery (Irish Times)
A well-depicted historical murder mystery filled with cruelty as well as warmth and humanity (Best Debut, Swedish Academy of Crime Writers' Award 2017)
A historical thriller that is unparalleled in suspense and literary quality. It's raw, beautiful, heartbreaking and extremely captivating until the very last page. The Wolf and the Watchman deserves a place among the classics of the genre (Erik Axl Sund, author of The Crow Girl)
'The best historical thriller I've read in twenty years' A.J. Finn
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherJohn Murray
- Publication date2019
- ISBN 10 1473682142
- ISBN 13 9781473682146
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages416
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
The Wolf and the Watchman: The latest Scandi sensation
Published by
John Murray
(2019)
ISBN 10: 1473682142
ISBN 13: 9781473682146
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition. Seller Inventory # bk1473682142xvz189zvxnew
Buy New
£ 14.19
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Wolf and the Watchman: The latest Scandi sensation
Published by
John Murray
(2019)
ISBN 10: 1473682142
ISBN 13: 9781473682146
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. Seller Inventory # 353-1473682142-new
Buy New
£ 14.19
Convert currency
Seller Image
1793: The Wolf and the Watchman (Paperback)
Published by
John Murray Press, London
(2019)
ISBN 10: 1473682142
ISBN 13: 9781473682146
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'A remarkable debut novel' Sunday Times'The best historical thriller I've read in twenty years' A.J. Finn'A thrilling, unnerving, clever and beautiful story. Reading it is like giving a little gift to oneself' Fredrik BackmanThe 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. 'The best historical thriller I've read in twenty years' A.J. Finn Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781473682146
Buy New
£ 14.21
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Wolf and the Watchman
Published by
John Murray Press 2019-10-03, London
(2019)
ISBN 10: 1473682142
ISBN 13: 9781473682146
New
paperback
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9781473682146
Buy New
£ 9.99
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Wolf and the Watchman
Published by
John Murray
(2019)
ISBN 10: 1473682142
ISBN 13: 9781473682146
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. pp. 416. Seller Inventory # 26376204565
Buy New
£ 12.77
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Wolf and the Watchman
Published by
John Murray
(2019)
ISBN 10: 1473682142
ISBN 13: 9781473682146
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. pp. 416. Seller Inventory # 370922186
Buy New
£ 11.45
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Wolf and the Watchman: The latest Scandi sensation
Published by
John Murray
(2019)
ISBN 10: 1473682142
ISBN 13: 9781473682146
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. BRAND NEW ** SUPER FAST SHIPPING FROM UK WAREHOUSE ** 30 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. Seller Inventory # 9781473682146-GDR
Buy New
£ 10.19
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Wolf and the Watchman: The latest Scandi sensation
Published by
John Murray
(2019)
ISBN 10: 1473682142
ISBN 13: 9781473682146
New
Paperback
Quantity: 2
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 416 pages. 7.50x5.10x1.50 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __1473682142
Buy New
£ 9.60
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Wolf and the Watchman: The latest Scandi sensation
Published by
John Murray Press
(2019)
ISBN 10: 1473682142
ISBN 13: 9781473682146
New
Paperback / softback
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Seller Inventory # B9781473682146
Buy New
£ 10.78
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Wolf and the Watchman: The latest Scandi sensation
Published by
John Murray
(2019)
ISBN 10: 1473682142
ISBN 13: 9781473682146
New
Softcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 5e3bdf638ca9a0c67319d9e89149af69
Buy New
£ 13.85
Convert currency