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Two unlikely allies work to end the reign of a powerful cabal of depraved hedonists in 18th-century Stockholm in this spellbinding finale to the #1 internationally bestselling historical trilogy that is filled with ""plenty of twists to satisfy thrill-starved readers"" (The Washington Post). For more than a year, Emil Winge has dedicated himself to capturing the diabolical Tycho Ceton, with the invaluable assistance of one-armed army veteran and watchman Jean Michael Cardell. Their mission is made more difficult by the ever-increasing paranoia gripping Sweden's royal family, who fear that a bloody revolution is brewing. A letter with the names of the revolutionary conspirators is said to be in the possession of Anna Stina Knapp, a good friend to Cardell. Now, Anna is missing and Cardell is determined to find her before the secret police take her into custody. While Winge and Cardell fight for justice, they find themselves caught between powerful enemies--those who will do anything to maintain the status quo, and those who will only be satisfied with its total destruction. Writing with ""thrilling, unnerving, clever, and beautiful"" (Fredrik Backman) vigor and style, Niklas Natt och Dag brilliantly concludes his immersion into the dark and turbulent waters of 18th-century Stockholm.

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"""A remarkable debut novel.""-- ""The Sunday Times"" ""A tantalizing mystery, a foreboding, claustrophobic sense of place and a pair of unforgettable investigators.""-- ""Newsday"" ""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...Chilling and thought-provoking. Relentless, well-written, and nearly impossible to put down."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"" ""Niklas Natt och Dag takes the contemporary Scandinavian crime story and gives it a startlingly gruesome historical twist"" -- ""Guardian"" ""Reads like a season of 'True Detective'...anchored by a powerful sense of place and a memorable cast of characters...you won't soon forget it.""-- ""USA Today"" ""Thrilling, unnerving, clever, and beautiful.""--Fredrik Backman, international bestselling author Praise for the works of Niklas Natt och Dag ""Mysteries don't come much rawer than Natt och Dag's gut-wrenching and moving page-turner, his second featuring Stockholm watchman Jean Michael Cardell (after 2019's The Wolf and the Watchman)...Natt och Dag expertly combines fully realized, flawed characters with vivid period detail. This tale of the cruelties that people are capable of inflicting on each other will leave few readers unshaken.""-- ""Publisher's Weekly (starred review)"" ""The Alienist set in eighteenth-century Stockholm: Brawny, bloody, intricate, enthralling--and the best historical thriller I've read in twenty years.""--A.J. Finn, #1 bestselling author of The Woman in the Window ""For Stieg Larsson fans, a new voice...a stunning debut...Like Umberto Eco's novel [The Name of the Rose, this] is a cerebral, immersive page-turner [with] a moral heft reminiscent of works by Graham Greene...Plenty of twists to satisfy thrill-starved readers."" -- ""The Washington Post"" ""What's better than an ornate period piece with style to spare? One that includes a murder mystery. Oh, and boy is it a riveting mystery...A bit of Patrick Süskind's Perfume and a bit of Sherlock Holmes, this wolf has some bite to it.""-- ""NPR"""

"""A remarkable debut novel.""-- ""The Sunday Times"" ""A tantalizing mystery, a foreboding, claustrophobic sense of place and a pair of unforgettable investigators.""-- ""Newsday"" ""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...Chilling and thought-provoking. Relentless, well-written, and nearly impossible to put down."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"" ""Niklas Natt och Dag takes the contemporary Scandinavian crime story and gives it a startlingly gruesome historical twist"" -- ""Guardian"" ""Reads like a season of 'True Detective'...anchored by a powerful sense of place and a memorable cast of characters...you won't soon forget it.""-- ""USA Today"" ""Thrilling, unnerving, clever, and beautiful.""--Fredrik Backman, international bestselling author Praise for the works of Niklas Natt och Dag ""Mysteries don't come much rawer than Natt och Dag's gut-wrenching and moving page-turner, his second featuring Stockholm watchman Jean Michael Cardell (after 2019's The Wolf and the Watchman)...Natt och Dag expertly combines fully realized, flawed characters with vivid period detail. This tale of the cruelties that people are capable of inflicting on each other will leave few readers unshaken.""-- ""Publisher's Weekly (starred review)"" ""The Alienist set in eighteenth-century Stockholm: Brawny, bloody, intricate, enthralling--and the best historical thriller I've read in twenty years.""--A.J. Finn, #1 bestselling author of The Woman in the Window ""For Stieg Larsson fans, a new voice...a stunning debut...Like Umberto Eco's novel [The Name of the Rose, this] is a cerebral, immersive page-turner [with] a moral heft reminiscent of works by Graham Greene...Plenty of twists to satisfy thrill-starved readers."" -- ""The Washington Post"" ""What's better than an ornate period piece with style to spare? One that includes a murder mystery. Oh, and boy is it a riveting mystery...A bit of Patrick S�skind's Perfume and a bit of Sherlock Holmes, this wolf has some bite to it.""-- ""NPR"""

"""A brutal, satisfying end to a superior series.""--Publishers Weekly (starred review) ""A tantalizing mystery, a foreboding, claustrophobic sense of place and a pair of unforgettable investigators.""-- ""Newsday"" ""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...Chilling and thought-provoking. Relentless, well-written, and nearly impossible to put down."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"" ""Niklas Natt och Dag takes the contemporary Scandinavian crime story and gives it a startlingly gruesome historical twist"" -- ""Guardian"" ""Reads like a season of 'True Detective'...anchored by a powerful sense of place and a memorable cast of characters...you won't soon forget it.""-- ""USA Today"" ""Thrilling, unnerving, clever, and beautiful.""--Fredrik Backman, international bestselling author Praise for the works of Niklas Natt och Dag ""Mysteries don't come much rawer than Natt och Dag's gut-wrenching and moving page-turner, his second featuring Stockholm watchman Jean Michael Cardell (after 2019's The Wolf and the Watchman)...Natt och Dag expertly combines fully realized, flawed characters with vivid period detail. This tale of the cruelties that people are capable of inflicting on each other will leave few readers unshaken.""-- ""Publisher's Weekly (starred review)"" ""The Alienist set in eighteenth-century Stockholm: Brawny, bloody, intricate, enthralling--and the best historical thriller I've read in twenty years.""--A.J. Finn, #1 bestselling author of The Woman in the Window ""For Stieg Larsson fans, a new voice...a stunning debut...Like Umberto Eco's novel [The Name of the Rose, this] is a cerebral, immersive page-turner [with] a moral heft reminiscent of works by Graham Greene...Plenty of twists to satisfy thrill-starved readers."" -- ""The Washington Post"" ""What's better than an ornate period piece with style to spare? One that includes a murder mystery. Oh, and boy is it a riveting mystery...A bit of Patrick S�skind's Perfume and a bit of Sherlock Holmes, this wolf has some bite to it.""-- ""NPR"""

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Niklas Natt och Dag (""Night and Day"") is a member of the oldest surviving noble family in Sweden. The Wolf and the Watchman: 1793, his first novel, was named the Best Debut of 2017 by the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers. It and the second book in the trilogy, The City Between the Bridges: 1794, are being published in thirty countries. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his wife and their two sons.

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