Why I picked up this book: A coworker recommended it to me. The title was interesting, as was the book jacket (yes, I do judge a book by its cover...especially if I'm going to carry it around with me).
What kept me interested: The main character, Wolf Hadda is a very successful business man whose life is turned upside down when he is wrongly charged with pedophilia. After serving time in prison, he revisits some of his old "friends" and gives them a dose of their own medicine, axe in hand.
Hadda is an interesting character, not only to the reader but to the supporting characters in the novel as well. Despite the fact that he becomes disfigured, he is also somewhat attractive. Even though he claims his spirit is broken, he is still very much alive and vibrant. Most of the characters that come to know him, realize his innocence and drawn toward him. He is also resourceful and very clever. He uses his skills to dole out justice to those who wronged him. The author draws reference from The Count of Monte Cristo and in the same vein, Hadda, in the end, feels justice done but the reader must judge for himself if Hadda has been redeemed. I got the feeling he was ready to start a new chapter in his life.
To Whom would I Recommend this book: I would recommend lovers of psychological thrillers and unique developed complex characters.
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