Book description
The carnival is coming...
The small town of Tillbrook has a secret. One that has been kept for over a hundred years.
Journalist David Hampden needs a good story to resurrect his flagging career.
His damaged brother, unemployed photographer Paul, just needs to find some meaning in his life.
When…
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This Aussie lycan tale is your classic “I’ve turned into a what!?!”
It’s wonderfully Australian and it’s decent werewolf fare. Not a romance in sight. Not a hint of alpha males riding motorbikes. Our main character faces the consequences and the mysteries that follow “getting bit.” Violent, stark, and tense.
From Pete's list on The best werewolf thrillers without motorbikes or erotica.
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