Audible Book Review: Werewolf Cop by Andrew Klavan

This is a dark story with a positive ending.

Werewolf Cop
By: Andrew Klavan
Narrated by: Andrew Klavan

Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
Release date: 03-24-15
Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
Genre: Occult, Police Procedure, Suspense
My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.25; Narration 4.25.

Publisher's Summary
Zach Adams is one of the best detectives in the country. Nicknamed Cowboy, he serves on a federal task force that has a single mission: to hunt down Dominic Abend, a European gangster.
After a brutal murder gives them a lead, Zach feels like he's finally on Abend's trail. But things get complicated and very, very weird. Zach is beginning to suspect that Abend's evil goes beyond crime - perhaps to the edge of the supernatural.
In a centuries-old forest under a full moon, a beast assaults him, cursing him forever. In the aftermath Zach is transformed into something horrible - something deadly. Now the good cop has innocent blood on his hands. He has killed - and he will kill again - in the form of a beast that can't be controlled or stopped.
©2015 Amalgamated Metaphor (P)2015 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Review:
Zach Adams is on the hunt for a crime beast, Dominic Abend. A clue involving a strange ritualistic blade takes Zach to an obscure professor in Germany. The circumstances of their first meeting are strange, but their second meeting in a forest under a full moon leaves Zach with broken memories, flashes of violence, and an encounter he attributes to a nightmare until he recognizes the truth.

Zach met Abend once before leaving for Europe. Zach was almost overtaken by evil creatures in the dark, somehow controlled by Abend. When Zach returns to America, he begins to realize that Abend has occult powers. Abend has crossed Europe leaving devastation in his wake and now he is in America, not far from Zach’s territory.

While Zach is chasing the criminal, Abend seems to be one step ahead and there is the suspicion of a mole in Zach’s police office, and Zach is left at odds with his partner. Zach may have the only chance to take Abend down, but he may lose his family, if not his very life, in the process.

I like werewolf stories, so I was interested in this. Zach’s character is well developed so the reader feels his pain when he becomes the beast. I was definitely rooting for him to kill the horribly evil villain and resolve his personal issues. I liked the redemptive conclusion. The story read fairly quickly and would make a good October/Horror read if a reader likes to read dark stories near Halloween. I recommend the book to fans of occult and dark stories.

Audio Notes: Andrew Klavan, the author, did a good job with the narration. Not all author narrations are successful, but I thought this one worked really well. I am glad I listened to the audio.

Source: 10/31/2020 Audible Two for One Credit Sale. This qualifies for 2023TBR, 2023Audiobook,and 2023Alphabet goals.