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Mystery · 2006 · PG-13

The Tenderness of Wolves

by Stef Penney

When a man is found murdered in a remote Canadian settlement in 1867, his neighbor sets out across the frozen wilderness to find the suspects.

For14+GenreMysteryLength380 pagesRead time~10 hours

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Violence

Some

Murder and wilderness danger in the historical mystery tradition

Language

Barely any

Mild language appropriate for literary historical fiction

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief romantic references

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

Themes of isolation, the wilderness, and finding truth in a remote community

What this book is about

A beautifully written historical mystery set in the frozen Canadian landscape. Violence includes the central murder and the dangers of the wilderness. Appropriate for adult literary mystery readers.

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Murder mystery

Wilderness danger

Historical themes

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