- Hardcover: 312 pages
- Publisher: McClelland & Stewart; 1st Edition edition (Mar 26 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0771037953
- ISBN-13: 978-0771037955
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.5 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 612 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,123,917 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Like a packed subway car, this humorous and entertaining werewolf novel rattles through the bowels of an unnamed city disgorging and picking up characters as it goes. Annie, a legal secretary and the nicest person you'd ever want to meet, discovers she suffers from LMD (Lycanthropic Metamorphic Disorder), which turns her into a werewolf on full moons and gives her an uncontrollable urge to rip out the throats of deserving evil-doers, including several arms merchants and corporate power-mongers. Annie is taken in (in more ways than one) by Dr. Marco Potenza, who runs a secret facility for recovering werewolves. But she also breaks the rules and falls in love with a renegade werewolf named Jim. Meanwhile Marco's wife and father, Annie's weird friends, the mayor of the city, and a sweet simpleton of a news reporter are all converging on the night of the harvest moon.
Sparkle Hayter knows how to keep the plot galloping along like a werewolf in heat, and somehow makes the ridiculous strangely believable. Unexpected twists and turns concerning various adulterous affairs (who's "canoodling" whom?) keep it edgy and bubbling. On top of it all, Hayter, as fans of her outrageous Robin Hudson mystery series know, can be very funny. When Annie's friend Liz, a high-end caterer, mixes up two party orders, "the Orthodox Jews with drug problems got ham and cheese and shrimp salad and the gay cops got the kosher platter." --Mark Frutkin
From Publishers Weekly
Fans of Hayter's wild Robin Hudson mystery series (The Last Manly Man) may be surprised by Annie Engel, Manhattan legal secretary by day, werewolf by night. Unlike sleuthing hipster Robin, 20-something Annie is clueless and not half as entertaining as the supporting cast and clever plot in this witty but uneven supernatural mystery. She leads a self-declared boring life, mourning a lost romance and working for the monolithic Synergy Enterprises. Boring, that is, if you don't count her turning into a werewolf at night and committing mayhem, including the murder of a Synergy executive (her lupine nose catches a whiff of his rotten soul). Annie isn't aware of her nocturnal exploits, but the city is buzzing about the strange serial murders, and soon several people are trailing her. One of them is the comically inept Sam Deverell, an over-the-hill former TV anchor now working as a Citywide Cable News overnight reporter ("the newsroom equivalent of an ice floe"). Another is Dr. Marco Potenza, head of the underground Center for Lycanthropic Metamorphic Disorder, dedicated to helping "people living with LMD." As a psychiatrist from a long line of werewolves who've mastered the art of controlling their urges via drugs and hypnotherapy, Potenza wants to rehabilitate Annie. But his former assistant and enemy, Jim Valiente (now a "free werewolf" indulging his wild side), is determined to keep Annie far from Potenza's clutches. The madcap antics make this book a pleasure, though readers will wish that the passive Annie had a more forceful role. Hayter's writing is sharp, but she needs a stronger heroine for the book to really howl.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love you Sparkle!,
By Ei "crzybookmoovielover" (Seekonk, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Naked Brunch (Hardcover)
Sparkle Hayter is my new favorite writer of all time. She knows how to blend equally interesting dialogue and comedic moments in this story of Annie Engel, who finds out that she is a werewolf. She also finds out there are others out there in the city just like her. She is diagnosed by a crazy broken hearted psychiatrist, Marco Potenza, who is also a werewolf, as having Lycanthropic Metamorphic Disorder(LMD), which is just a fancy schmanzy term for being a werewolf. He brings her into his clinic where he helps others like her to live in peace with this unusual disorder. Annie is the first female of their kind to stay since the days of Sarah, the woman who broke Marco's heart. He is after Sarah's ex, Jim, since him and his wife, Carol, found out that Jim had faked his own death after Sarah's mysterious death.Marco comes from a family of werewolves whose main preoccupation is to help the creatures like them live in harmony with being the kind of person they are. They can't help it, it's genetic! Annie meets all sorts of interesting characters that help to keep the frantic pace of this comical and unique story of the "last nice girl in the city" turning into a werewolf. Sparkle Hayter has a truly unique vision into this work of fiction. It is one of the most well written stories I have read in my entire life of reading fiction. She knows how to keep the pace up, keep the reader fascinated with what is happening, and makes us laugh, almost in spite at times. I highly recommend this!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A marvellous morality tale,
By A Customer
This review is from: Naked Brunch: A howlingly funny novel of love run wild (Paperback)
I admit I was disappointed at first that this wasn't a Robin Hudson novel, but once I got into the story and the characters, I couldn't stop reading. I love the way Hayter followed the characters' stories and tied them together in the end. A great read for the beach or that long plane trip!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sparkle's break-through!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Naked Brunch: A howlingly funny novel of love run wild (Paperback)
I've read several Sparkle Hayter books, and this one must mark a new turn in her career. It is so unique and beautifully written, with charm and wit. I liked her Robin Hudson books just fine, but I loved this book. I've never read anything like it! Werewolves: A Love Story. Buy this book!!!!!
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