Kate’s 2¢: Natt och Dag, Niklas “The Wolf and The Watchman”

Kate’s 2¢: Natt och Dag, Niklas “The Wolf and The Watchman”

Not to be confused with “The wolf and the watchman: a father, a son, and the CIA” by Scott Johnson

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

This is an awesome story, from when the Watchman pulls the human torso out of the polluted water, to the search for the perpetrator, to the surprise ending.

When Natt och Dag writes (paraphrased): ‘…The storm stalked the town like a hump-backed beetle on spindly legs of lightening…’  it rivals Robert Frost’s ‘…The fog comes / on little cat feet/ It sits looking/ over harbor and city/ on silent haunches/ and then moves on/…’.(from ‘Fog’ by Robert Frost).

I was surprised to find another book with a similar title “The wolf and the watchman: a father, a son, and the CIA” by Scott Johnson.

From the WEB:

…Niklas Natt och Dag (“Night and Day”) is a member of the oldest surviving noble family in Sweden. He enjoys playing the guitar, mandolin, violin, and the Japanese bamboo flute. “The Wolf and the Watchman “, his first novel, was named the Best Debut of 2017 by the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers and is being published in thirty countries.

… In his debut novel, Natt och Dag examines the effects of a brutal murder on those who investigate it—and explores the psychological causes for the crime. Stockholm, 1793: Sweden is still recovering from an unpopular war with Russia; some veterans, like watchman Mickel Cardell, lost limbs in the slaughter, and he was one of the lucky ones.

From NLS/BARD/LOC

The wolf and the watchman DB95349

Natt och Dag, Niklas. Reading time: 13 hours, 43 minutes.

Read by Caspar Rundegren.

Mystery and Detective Stories

1793. A year after the death of King Gustav III, paranoia and whispered conspiracies fill the land. Mickel Cardell, a disabled ex-soldier and former night watchman, finds a mutilated body. He teams with lawyer Cecil Winge to find the perpetrator. Translated from the original 2017 Swedish edition. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2019.