The Wolf Strait
Hammerfest, on the coast of Norwegian Lapland, is rapidly becoming a hub for oil and gas development in the Arctic over the years: a future Dubai of the Arctic. Everything would be perfect if it wasn't for the local reindeer herders still living in town, and their seasonal migration each summer...
Here, around the Wolf Strait, dramas unfold. While reindeer cross the strait, an incident takes the life of a young herder. Shortly after, the mayor of Hammerfest is found dead near a sacred rock. More strange deaths quickly follow.
In town, the heroes are the diving contractors for the petroleum industry, known as daredevils and big spenders, and chief among them, the young Sámi Nils Sormi.
Klemet and Nina are investigating the case for the Reindeer police. But Nina is also on another quest, one far more personal and more dramatic. It leads her to search for her father who disappeared during her childhood. A dark story will emerge, a plot for vengeance derived from a merciless code of honor.
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FRENCH | Éditions Métailié
Translation Rights
CZECH | Panteon Publishers
DANISH | Modtryk
ITALIAN | Marsilio
JAPANESE | Tokyo Sogen
NORWEGIAN | Cappelen Damm
PORTUGUESE (Brazil) | Editora Aláude
SPANISH | Destino / Grupo Planeta
SWEDISH | Piratförlaget
Reviews
“Insofar as it is a true crime novel, Le détroit du loup is also a true piece of journalistic work.” Le Monde des Livres
“Thanks to Truc, Lapland has become a reference in thriller terms. Bravo.” Femme Actuelle
“Set in a harsh environment, unfamiliar to the reader, Olivier Truc manages to captivate and advocate the Sámi cause.” Livres Hebdo
“[Olivier Truc's] fine culture can be tasted in this solidly documented novel." Le Figaro Littéraire
"As in his first thriller, Olivier Truc not only keeps us in suspense but he also teaches us something about this world of the Great North on every page." RTL
“As well as a great dose of change of setting, this novel is also (and mostly) captivating thanks to the psychology of its two main characters.” Centre Presse Aveyron
“With a genuine storytelling talent, Olivier Truc manages to submerge us into the traditional environments such as those of the oil industry. A wonderful crime novel, deep and exotic.” Muriel Fauriat, Pèlerin
“Like he did in his first novel, [Truc] draws a truly beautiful portrait of the different communities living within the same territory (Lapland), thanks to a series of particularly rich characters who inhabit this dense novel of more than four hundred pages where nothing is left to chance." Christophe Dupuis, La tête en noir
