Angela Knight, Master of Wolves

Master of Wolves

Angela Knight

Berkley, Apr 2006, $7.99

ISBN: 0425203573

Tony Shay and Jim London were both seventeen when they did their first shape-shifting "Change" together along with their third pal Steve Carson, who died during the Transformation. Now several years later, bail enforcement agent Tony is dead; Jim feels the Clarkston PD is involved, as he smells rotten death magic on the corpse of his pal and a similar odor from Police Chief George Ayers.

Vowing to Tony's mother Mary to uncover the truth, Jim knows that the department needs a new K-9 dog ever since the last one vanished. Taking a page from the book of undercover investigation "written" by his reporter sister Diana (see MASTER OF THE MOON), Jim changes into a German Shepard so that he can listen to the cops talk. Officer Faith Weston is assigned as his handler. As Jim hides who he is and his desire for Faith, she quickly realizes that her K-9 is no ordinary dog. They team up to try to root out the corruption in the department, to learn who magically murdered Tony, and to return Tony's purloined heart to his mother. That is if they live long enough to do so.

In many ways MASTER OF WOLVES is the male equivalent of the delightful MASTER OF THE MOON with its shape-shifting undercover storyline. However, the paranormal police procedural romance provides a fresh take on working as a K-9 inside a corrupt police department, where everyone except Jim's beloved handler smells dirty, but he fears that his heart hides the rot of his soul mate. Fans will enjoy the latest fabulous thriller from Angela Knight, grandmaster of the paranormal romantic suspense.