[Critique] “Summer of the Wolves”, Hans Rosenfeldt

Usually quiet, the small Swedish town of Haparanda, very close to the Finnish border, will be literally upset by the discovery of a poisoned wolf carcass. The beast had devoured human flesh and now we discover nearby the remains, yes, of a Russian trafficker: this is only the beginning… The corpses accumulate, and Haparanda soon experiences a wave of crimes like she’s never seen. Everything is explained by a delivery of drugs which went wrong and which stages a programmed killer and a menopausal inspector whose husband is condemned by cancer. Characters larger than life, torn by real conflicts and placed in a hyperrealistic setting that could be yours. summer of wolves is a fascinating page turner, as the French cousins ​​say.

summer of wolves

★★★

Hans Rosenfeldt, translated from Swedish by Rémi Cassaigne, Actes Sud-Actes noirs, Paris, 2022, 400 pages

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