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1793: The Wolf and the Watchman

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Pocket
Engelsk
Jean Mickel Cardell
1793: The Wolf and the Watchman
1793: The Wolf and the Watchman
  • Forfatter: Niklas Natt och Dag
  • Format: Pocket
  • Antall sider: 416
  • Språk: Engelsk
  • Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
  • Serienavn: Jean Mickel Cardell
  • EAN: 9781473682146
  • Utgivelsesår: 2019
  • Bidragsyter: Dag, Niklas Natt och
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''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.

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