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“I’m impressed. I always knew stuff like this was going on in L.A. What a cool book!†— Christopher MooreAn ancient race of lycanthropes has survived to the present day, and its numbers are growing as the initiated convince L.A.'s down and out to join their pack. Paying no heed to moons, full or otherwise, they change from human to canine at will—and they're bent on domination at any cost.Caught in the middle are Anthony, a kind-hearted, besotted dogcatcher, and the girl he loves, a female werewolf who has abandoned her pack. Anthony has no idea that she's more than she seems, and she wants to keep it that way. But her efforts to protect her secret lead to murderous results.Blending dark humor and epic themes with card-playing dogs, crystal meth labs, surfing, and carne asada tacos, SHARP TEETH captures the pace and feel of a graphic novel while remaining "as ambitious as any literary novel, because underneath all that fur, it's about identity, community, love, death, and all the things we want our books to be about" [ Nick Hornby said that].Click HERE to sign up for Toby Barlow's Author Tracker list for more information on SHARP TEETH and HERE to order your copy today."A sexy, dark and (well, yes) biting story told by a wizard of sleight of hand: episodes erotic, poignant, ghoulish are revealed like a cardsharp's quick wins -- hands comprised of flash cards, police ID, and several aces of hearts. Barlow writes with semaphoric speed, managing to unfurl an urban legend both intelligent and romantic. " — Gregory Maguire , author of Wicked"If Ovid had been raised on a steady diet of Marvel Comics, Roger Corman and MTV, he might've written something like Toby Barlow's Sharp Teeth. Combine a wolf with a man and you get a werewolf; mix epic poetry and pop culture and you'll end up with a fantastic monster like Sharp Teeth. It's everything you'd expect from such an odd and potent hybrid: highly addictive, enormously enjoyable, and unexpectedly moving." — Scott Smith , author of The Ruins and A Simple Plan
