The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney is set in Canada in the 1860s in an isolated fur-trapping settlement that is shocked by a bloody murder. The 17 year old son of a local family has disappeared and is considered the main suspect- his mother sets out on his tracks into the tundra determined to bring him back, either innocent or guilty. The tone of this book is deeply influenced by the harsh and barren landscape which tends to bring out the worst and best in people. Extremely well written.