The Tenderness of Wolves : A Novel (Paperback)

from lauralkeet

In the 1860s, Canada was a northern wilderness with fur traders and native people in tense coexistence. In the village of Dove River, a man is murdered. At the same time, a 17-year-old youth disappears and becomes a prime suspect in the murder. The disappearance rekindles memories of a long-ago t...

from msf59

Looking for a cozy winter read? This might be the one. Set in the deep northern Canadian territory, late 1860s. Cold and remote. A French trapper is found murdered, which triggers a man-hunt involving many disparate characters, all tracking the killer down, across a relentless frozen landscape. E...

from phebj

I ended up liking this book, even loving it at times, but it didn't really grab me until about p. 130 and the ending was a little bit of a let down because some plot lines weren't wrapped up. It's a murder mystery set in the northern territory of Canada in 1867 and the reason it took so long to g...

from thornton37814

This is a well-written novel that opens with the discovery of Laurent Jammet's body and the disappearance of Francis Ross. As parties leave the trading post of Dove River for parts north, each member has his/her own agenda. This tale is told through the perspective of many narrators although the ...

from dmsteyn

The Tenderness of Wolves is a good, plot-driven novel, which won the Costa Book of the Year award in 2006. The title is probably the best aspect of the novel, but that isn't meant to disparage Penney's book. I really enjoyed the story, which has pace and interesting plot twists. The writing is st...