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Wolf Winter

By: Cecilia Ekbäck
Narrated by: Jenny Funnell
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A brilliantly written and gripping historical Nordic noir thriller with all the intrigue and atmosphere of Burial Rites, the pent-up passion of The Piano, and the suspense of The Tenderness of Wolves.

There are six homesteads on Blackåsen Mountain. A day's journey away lies the empty town. It comes to life just once, in winter, when the church summons her people through the snows. Then even the oldest enemies will gather.

But now it is summer, and new settlers are come. It is their two young daughters who find the dead man not half an hour's walk from their cottage. The father is away. And whether stubborn or stupid or scared for her girls, the mother will not let it rest.

To the wife who is not concerned when her husband does not come home for three days to the man who laughs when he hears his brother is dead to the priest who doesn't care, she asks and asks her questions, digging at the secrets of the mountain. They say a wolf made those wounds. But what wild animal cuts a body so clean?

©2015 Cecilia Ekbäck (P)2015 Hodder & Stoughton Suspense Thriller & Suspense Marriage Fiction Wolf

Critic Reviews

"Like a silent fall of snow; suddenly, the reader is enveloped...visually acute, skilfully written; it won't easily erase its tracks in the reader's mind." (Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies)
"Exquisitely suspenseful, beautifully written, and highly recommended" (Lee Child, number-one best-selling author of the Jack Reacher thrillers)
"The most brilliantly, dark, eerie, intriguing tale I've ever read. Think The Killing and then square it." (Ruby Wax)
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A great read if you enjoy Nordic Noir. I recommend the story and expressive writing.

Excellent story full of atmosphere and mystery

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I found this book entirely in enjoyable. Although I have loved northern Scandinavia at first hand, I found the whole concept of this Piece of writing Distressing. Full marks for literary accomplishment that far from And enjoyable experience.

Dreary miserable depressing

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