by Olga Tokarczuk is a twisty, dark mystery novel by the Nobel Prize-winning Polish writer. Set deep in the misty Polish mountains, the book centers on Janina, an astrologer, an enthusiast of the poet William Blake, and something of a loner who generally prefers animals to people. When her neighbors--all highly regarded members of the local community and also all avid hunters--start turning up dead one after another, it starts to look as if the animals themselves are turning against their human predators. As the death toll mounts, Janina throws herself into the investigation, but will anyone take her and her discoveries seriously?