The Mark of the Werewolf [Paperback]

Antonietta Wallace (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2001

There are werewolves in town, and O’Keif, a cynical Homicide Detective with the New York Police Department, is on their hit list. As a marked man, his only chance of survival is to kill the leader of a vicious pack of werewolves before he or his pack members kill him. Unfortunately, werewolves are indestructible. Not even silver bullets work on these guys. But with the help of a silver werewolf, others marked, a phantom, and some human friends, O’Keif plans to fight for his life. And fight he does. From the streets of New York City to a mansion in New Jersey and onto the final showdown that will ultimately decide his future and that of others marked.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A tautly written story with fast-moving dialogue that carries the reader headlong from one amazing and horrifying scene to another. -- Myself.com, Sue Johnson

From the Author

Werewolves. Why write about them? Maybe, I was one in another place . . . another time. You’re probably wondering what I meant by the above three sentences, so I’ll let you in on my secret. It’s imagination, a combination of reincarnation and alien beings. A combination of research on alien abductions I did for a short story and regression, going back to other lives one may have lived before. Going even further back where the possibility could exist that in another life one could have been an alien, a being with the ability to transform, a shapeshifter. That is how I arrived at the statements above, that it may be that I was one in another place . . . another time. Is it true? Honest answer. Who knows? May be true. May not.

The Mark of the Werewolf came into being no differently than the paragraph above, imagination. A bit of this and a bit of that, combined to create a story--a scary, supernatural mystery, written late at night in the dark, appearing much like a black and white movie in my mind, and guided by non other than my gut. Yes, that tightening that occurs in the pit of the stomach, that subtle, then not so subtle change in one’s breathing. It is the story of a Homicide Detective in the New York Police Department who discovers there are werewolves in New York City and he is on their hit list. But there is far more involved than just saving his own life, for he is hybrid as well, a werewolf hybrid, and werewolves are not so easily killed.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 165 pages
• Publisher: PublishAmerica (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1588519260
• ISBN-13: 978-1588519269
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,530,018 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast Paced and Exciting, December 19, 2002

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Jason Light (Oklahoma City, OK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mark of the Werewolf (Paperback)

Reading A.B. Wallace's "The Mark of the Werewolf" is like stepping into a long novel that has hit full stride, or catching a movie after all the boring build-up has past. Not that this book doesn't have build up of its own. It opens with a bang and ends with one and there is plenty in between to sustain readers who love almost every genre. I kept thinking about the movie "Wolf" as I read this one. Not only for the werewolf elements, but for the big city atmosphere and the suspenseful moments of mystery and intrigue. The dialogue is very well written and the prose is quick to the punch yet articulate. The chapers are rather short, which lends "The Mark of the Werewolf" to be seen, at least in the eyes of this reviewer, like a movie on the page. A.B. Wallace has created her own world in her own voice within the realm of reality. Highly recommended!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Left me wanting more..., October 29, 2003

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Susan Kingsolver (Hull, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mark of the Werewolf (Paperback)

and as a rule I don't read first person. This book was the exception to the rule. It's good.
The characters interesting enough to make this reader want more.
The last interest I've had in werewolves came in the form of "Wolfen."
Wallace makes the story come alive on the pages.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Shadow of Darkness and Evil, November 21, 2003

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JHBurns author Hidden Treasures, First Bite (Manassas, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mark of the Werewolf (Paperback)

Out of the Darkness and into your realm
The words of A.B.Wallace bring the shadows of evil into a new dimension. A dimension of darkness that surrounds you as you read her words and you find yourself grasping at the first sliver of light shining through. Although you realize that the writer has lured you with her magic into that dimension and you will be forever haunted by the tale she has spun.