'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.

• We started tracking this book on February 4, 2019.
• This book was £8.99 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 23 times in the past 1,902 days.
• The current price of this book is £4.99 last checked 15 hours ago.
• This lowest price this book has been offered at in the past year is £2.99.
• The lowest price to date was £0.99 last reached on November 1, 2022.
• This book has been £0.99 6 times since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was £8.99 last reached on April 20, 2019.
• This book has been £8.99 2 times since we started tracking it.

• Literature & FictionLiterary FictionHistorical
• Literature & FictionLiterary FictionMystery, Thriller & Suspense
• Crime, Thriller & MysteryMysteryHistorical

• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 385 Pages
• File Size: 3,707 KB