Wolf Winter is a mystery - both literally and figuratively. It is set in the 1700's in Swedish Lapland. The terrain is terribly inhospitable and the people are reclusive and superstitious. A new family, mysterious disappearances of children, a failed harvest and an early winter all combine to create an atmosphere of fear and mystery. Everyone suspects everyone else and the only insights on what is happening come from the newest settlers. The writing is spare and clean and it's easy to miss important details if, like me, you are only reading a chapter at a time. Once I picked up the book and read straight through, I was mesmerized. The only possible disappointment is the ending. Or rather, that it ended at all.