“The time and place seem so remote as to be unearthly, and the style has a stealthy quality, like a silent fall of snow; suddenly, the reader is enveloped. The story creeps up and possesses the imagination; there’s something eerie in the way half-understood and only half-seen events leave their mark. It’s a powerful feat of suggestion, visually acute, skillfully written; it won’t easily erase its tracks in the reader’s mind.”
— Hilary Mantel, author of the Man Booker Prize-Winning Bestsellers Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies

"Exquisitely suspenseful, beautifully written, and highly recommended."
— Lee Child, #1 internationally bestselling author of the Jack Reacher thrillers

"Swedish-born debut author Ekbäck writes with deliberate pacing and immerses the reader in the endless snowfall of winter with her hypnotic prose. The novel will appeal to readers who like their historical fiction dark and atmospheric, or mystery fans who are open to mysticism and unconventional sleuths. Readers who enjoyed the winter landscape and magical realism of Eowyn Ivey’s The Snow Child may also want to try this."
— Library Journal, Editors Fall Pick

"It’s rare to come across such an original, compelling and beautifully written novel. Set in a haunted landscape during a dark Scandinavian winter in the 1700s, Wolf Winter has a mystery at its core, supported by richly drawn characters, magical language and so many twists and turns that you’ll be reading and shivering into the wee hours."
— Pam Lewis, author of Speak Softly, She Can Hear and A Young Wife

"The most brilliantly, dark, eerie, intriguing, out-of-this-world tale I've ever read... Think The Killing and then square it."
— Ruby Wax, author of Sane New World

"Wolf Winter is a beautiful novel, full of wisdom and poetry. Cecilia Ekbäck writes dark, compelling prose steeped in a powerful sense of place. Spellbinding."
— Saskia Sarginson, author of Without You

"In the early 18th century, Maija, her husband Paavo, and their two daughters emigrate from Finland to Swedish Lapland, leaving behind a troubled past. The country is rich and beautiful, but dominated by the ominous mountain Blackasen, said to be a dwelling for evil spirits and dark creatures. Out herding goats, the girls find the body of one of the other settlers. Maija is outspoken in her belief that their neighbor was murdered, despite the reluctance of the other settlers to admit. Winter arrives early and fiercely... As the 'wolf winter' continues unabated, they learn that there is nothing so dangerous as fear."
— Lyn Roberts, Square Books (Oxford, MS)

"Cecilia Ekback’s tale of Swedish Lapland in 1717 gives insight into the land and people of the far north and is also hard to let go."
— Barbara Theroux, Fact & Fiction (Missoula, MT)

"As dark as a winter night in the Arctic, as magical as the northern lights, Wolf Winter kept me turning pages long past my bedtime. A marvelous mixture of terror and delight."
— Lauren B. Davis, author of The Empty Room and Against a Darkening Sky

"Rich in history and authentic detail, Wolf Winter is a deeply satisfying read. I highly recommend it."
— Rene Denfeld, author of The Enchanted