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Marcus Sedgwick.
219 p.
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Summary: 1910. A cabin north of the Arctic Circle. Fifteen-year-old Sig Andersson is alone, except for the corpse of his father. His sister, Anna, and step-mother, Nadya, have gone to the local town for help. Then comes a knock at the door. It's a man, Wolff, who claims to have unfinished business with his father. As he gradually learns the awful truth about Wolff's connection to his father, Sig's thoughts are drawn to a box hidden in the storeroom, in which lies his father's revolver. When Anna returns alone, and Wolff begins to close in, Sig's choice is pulled into sharp focus. Should he use the gun, or not?