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The Wolf and the Watchman: 1793: A Novel by Niklas Natt och Dag

October 10, 2022 by ElCicco 5 Comments

Cannonball! I think I was only able to finish this novel, which really is extraordinary, by cheating on it with The House in the Cerulean Sea. I tend to be “monolibrous” — I word I am coining to mean one who does not start a new novel until having finished the one they’re already reading. The Wolf and the Watchman was so intense, and so gritty and disturbing, that I had to take breaks from it. It is to the credit of Swedish author Niklas Natt […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr14, ElCicco, Fiction, historical fiction, mystery, Niklas Natt och Dag, The Wolf and the Watchman, thriller

ElCicco's CBR14 Review No:52 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr14, ElCicco, Fiction, historical fiction, mystery, Niklas Natt och Dag, The Wolf and the Watchman, thriller ·
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