{"product_id":"1793-the-wolf-and-the-watchman-the-latest-scandi-sensation-jean-mickel-cardell","title":"1793: The Wolf and the Watchman: The latest Scandi sensation (Jean Mickel Cardell)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA remarkable debut novel' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'The best historical thriller I've read in twenty years' A.J. Finn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thrilling, unnerving, clever and beautiful story. Reading it is like giving a little gift to oneself' Fredrik Backman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf and the Watchman\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Murray Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781473682146\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £1.00","offer_id":47916048056497,"sku":"SB-1473682142-C3","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1473682142_00235915-5b0b-4df9-ba64-5b51dc5e7405.jpg?v=1790306476","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/1793-the-wolf-and-the-watchman-the-latest-scandi-sensation-jean-mickel-cardell","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}