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Wolf Crimes #1
Paint the Devil: The Wolf in Denmark
Denmark, 2018
Fact: it has taken the wolf 199 years to return to Denmark, but just 6 years to divide the country.
As the wolf debate heats up during Denmark’s hottest and driest summer on record, wildlife biologist Jon Østergård and his teenage daughter relocate to the West Jutland village of Thyrup, to study problem wolves in a community divided by fear, belief, opinions and violence.
Jon quickly discovers that his experience of wolves in Greenland means nothing in a farming community fighting to have their voice heard in an increasingly divisive national debate.
Pressed by politicians demanding an objective report on one side, and locals on the other, Jon risks losing his way as the debate turns ugly, and his daughter is drawn into a family convinced that extreme action is necessary to protect their livelihood.
Sporadic wildfires flare up in the surrounding countryside, and the flames force a small pack of wolves closer and closer to the village.
Arctic Noir meets Scandinavian Crime in this thrilling novel inspired by current events.
Fact: it has taken the wolf 199 years to return to Denmark, but just 6 years to divide the country.
As the wolf debate heats up during Denmark’s hottest and driest summer on record, wildlife biologist Jon Østergård and his teenage daughter relocate to the West Jutland village of Thyrup, to study problem wolves in a community divided by fear, belief, opinions and violence.
Jon quickly discovers that his experience of wolves in Greenland means nothing in a farming community fighting to have their voice heard in an increasingly divisive national debate.
Pressed by politicians demanding an objective report on one side, and locals on the other, Jon risks losing his way as the debate turns ugly, and his daughter is drawn into a family convinced that extreme action is necessary to protect their livelihood.
Sporadic wildfires flare up in the surrounding countryside, and the flames force a small pack of wolves closer and closer to the village.
Arctic Noir meets Scandinavian Crime in this thrilling novel inspired by current events.
218 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 28, 2018
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December 10, 2021
Captivating!
What an interesting premise on which to base a series: Should wolves be allowed to coexist wild in Denmark..or not? Good arguments are presented for both sides of the question embedded in an exciting read. The tension twists tighter and tighter as something is killing people, and the community is up in arms about allowing the killing of wolves to be legal, in spite of EU directives on the subject. In there also is the ancient visceral fear of wolves and werewolves as a symbol of evil and a priest whose mission is to stoke that fear. Good plot and character development. On to the next one.
What an interesting premise on which to base a series: Should wolves be allowed to coexist wild in Denmark..or not? Good arguments are presented for both sides of the question embedded in an exciting read. The tension twists tighter and tighter as something is killing people, and the community is up in arms about allowing the killing of wolves to be legal, in spite of EU directives on the subject. In there also is the ancient visceral fear of wolves and werewolves as a symbol of evil and a priest whose mission is to stoke that fear. Good plot and character development. On to the next one.
June 30, 2021
Wolf
I enjoy reading about wolves and their behavior in the wild. This book had a little of that but the wolf story was drowned out by the melodrama of the people in Thyrup. It was a very different story than Petersens previous novels which I have thoroughly enjoyed.
I enjoy reading about wolves and their behavior in the wild. This book had a little of that but the wolf story was drowned out by the melodrama of the people in Thyrup. It was a very different story than Petersens previous novels which I have thoroughly enjoyed.
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