1793: The Wolf And The Watchman Av Niklas Natt Och Dag

<p><b>''</b><b>A remarkable debut novel'' <i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><br><b>''The best historical thriller I''ve read in twenty years'' A.J. Finn</b><br><br><b>''</b><b>A thrilling, unnerving, clever and beautiful story. Reading it is like giving a little gift to oneself'' Fredrik Backman</b><br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br><i>The Wolf and the Watchman </i>depicts the capacity for c