This is my third or fourth time I do it. I am in a bookstore and all of the sudden I get caught by a book. It may be the layout, the title or just the words that decorate the first page. And I buy it, out of the blue!
In the case of Nicholas Pekearo’s debut novel “The Wolfman”, it was the title and the comments of others authors, such as Andrew Vachss and Joe R. Lansdale and the description The Chicago Tribune (Newspaper) gave the book: “ a blend of horror and hard-boiled noir crime fiction. And as I am a sucker for Noir I thought I would give this guy a chance.
I am glad I was brave enough and bought “The Wolfman”, because without being a perfect crossover between urban fantasy horror and crime fiction mystery it was a really good book. Debut!
I liked the main character Marlowe Higgins, a werewolf, and Nicholas fresh and noirish voice. I’d some good dark-humour/sarcastic laughs, but on the downside, the surprise regarding the mystery was a bit softish(predictable) and, at times, he tried too hard on the dialogues and the jokes(scenes). The killer is also a bit paper material and so are his intentions behind the killings, but the idea behind the main character is amazing and unique, I think. It’s never been done before, a creature of the night that uses its evil heart for doing something good. Revenge!

… An eye for an eye and a tooth for tooth and a head for a head and life for a life. That’s justice!

Nicholas Pekearo died in 2007 while volunteering as an NYPD Auxiliary Police Officer, a shame because as a young writer he had all the time in the world to become the real deal.

Cheers

Cristian
(punskacore@hotmail.com)

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