{"product_id":"the-last-wild-song-of-christoffer-petersen-9798396696884","title":"The Last Wild Song of Winter: A Crime Christmas Calendar set in Greenland","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen an old hunter kills a man in a bar, Constable David Maratse follows him into the teeth of a winter storm to bring him to justice. But as the temperature plummets, the two men find themselves trapped in a tiny cabin, forced to shelter from the fierce Arctic weather, with precious little food to eat and even less fuel to burn. With no end to the long winter's night, the hunter begins his confession.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Wild Song of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e is not a book. It is a Christmas Calendar with twenty-four chapters, one for each night of December, culminating with the last story and conclusion of the complete tale on Christmas Eve, the night Greenlanders celebrate Christmas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by the Scandinavian and Greenlandic Christmas Calendar tradition, this Jack Londonesque story is intended to be read through the long, dark days and nights of December, transporting the reader to the far north of Greenland where the sun has already set, and the only light is from the moon reflecting on the sea ice and snow, and the Northern Lights carpeting the black night sky. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Wild Song of Winter \u003c\/i\u003efeatures David Maratse, the quiet, uncomplicated, but resourceful constable who first appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Ice Star \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSeven Graves, One Winter\u003c\/i\u003e. The tale told in \u003ci\u003eThe Last Wild Song of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e is set prior to these books, as we catch up with Maratse early in his career as he struggles to balance his sense of duty with the wild call of Greenland. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you like adventurous tales with a criminal twist set in remote and challenging locations, then \u003ci\u003eThe Last Wild Song of Winter \u003c\/i\u003eis for you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlease remember, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Wild Song of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e is not a book. For Maratse's sake, don't read ahead, pace yourself, and maybe, just maybe, all will be resolved by Christmas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePick up \u003ci\u003eThe Last Wild Song of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e and spend Christmas with Maratse this December!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christoffer Petersen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798396696884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.39d","brand":"Christoffer Petersen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47002056589567,"sku":"9798396696884","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c9a1c547-4437-4cdf-bb81-e1d15da5a8c4.jpg?v=1751602951","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-wild-song-of-christoffer-petersen-9798396696884","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}