The wolf and the watchman
Natt och Dag, Niklas2019
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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.
Main title:
The wolf and the watchman / Niklas Natt och Dag.
Author:
Natt och Dag, Niklas, author
Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2019.
Collation:
407 pages : map (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Swedish.
ISBN:
9781473682122 (hbk)
Dewey class:
839.738
Local class:
F
Language:
EnglishSwahili
Added title:
BRN:
2764071