Nicholas Pekearo - The Wolfman
Nicholas Pekearo - The Wolfman
Publisher: Tor Books | ISBN: 076535991X | 2009 | EPUB/MOBI | 336 pages | 265 KB/430 KB
This first novel is conspicuous for its fresh twist on werewolf lore and, unfortunately, the sad denouement of its author. Before it went to press, NYPD volunteer policeman Pekearo was killed in the line of duty. He leaves behind a gripping fusion of detective and horror fiction that includes one of the most riveting werewolf portraits ever penned. After inheriting his father’s lycanthropic affliction and torturing himself with guilt for dispatching helpless innocents, Marlowe Higgins tricks his inner wolf into stalking only ne’er-do-wells. Lying low as a small-town short-order cook, Higgins scours the daily news for deserving scofflaws while cadging clues from his only real friend, detective Daniel Pearce. When an infamous serial killer murders a pair of local citizens, Higgins immediately puts the wolf on his scent. Yet something goes horribly awry, and Pearce, not the killer, becomes the wolf’s next victim, leaving Higgins reeling with guilt and determined to nab the fiend. Higgins’ surly, streetwise demeanor makes him unforgettably appealing both as a werewolf and as an amateur sleuth.