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Bloodscreams #2
Werewolf's Grief
An escaped madman is heading toward Chicago, leaving behind a trail of corpses. The victims are savagely torn apart--and partially eaten. Is the killer merely a cannibalistic psychopath... or a creature from the darkest pits of superstition?
...AND BY CLAW
Only the psychically-gifted detective Abraham Stroud dares to think the forbidden names: Wendigo, Sasquatch, Werewolf. And only Stroud faces the most terrifying truth of all...
Wolves travel in packs.
...AND BY CLAW
Only the psychically-gifted detective Abraham Stroud dares to think the forbidden names: Wendigo, Sasquatch, Werewolf. And only Stroud faces the most terrifying truth of all...
Wolves travel in packs.
221 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2010
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About the author
Robert W. Walker
184 books75 followersAka Geoffrey Caine, Glenn Hale, Evan Kingsbury, Stephen Robertson
Master of suspense and bone-chilling terror, Robert W. Walker, BS and MS in English Education, Northwestern University, has penned 44 novels and has taught language and writing for over 25 years. Showing no signs of slowing down, he is currently juggling not one but three new series ideas, and has completed a film script and a TV treatment. Having grown up in Chicago and having been born in the shadow of the Shiloh battlefield, near Corinth, Mississippi, Walker has two writing traditions to uphold--the Windy City one and the Southern one--all of which makes him uniquely suited to write City for Ransom and its sequels, Shadows in White City and City of the Absent. His Dead On will be published in July 2009. Walker is currently working on a new romantic-suspense-historical-mainstream novel, titled Children of Salem. In 2003 and 2004 Walker saw an unprecedented seven novels released on the "unsuspecting public," as he puts it. Final Edge, Grave Instinct, and Absolute Instinct were published in 2004. City of the Absent debuted in 2008 from Avon. Walker lives in Charleston, West Virginia.
Master of suspense and bone-chilling terror, Robert W. Walker, BS and MS in English Education, Northwestern University, has penned 44 novels and has taught language and writing for over 25 years. Showing no signs of slowing down, he is currently juggling not one but three new series ideas, and has completed a film script and a TV treatment. Having grown up in Chicago and having been born in the shadow of the Shiloh battlefield, near Corinth, Mississippi, Walker has two writing traditions to uphold--the Windy City one and the Southern one--all of which makes him uniquely suited to write City for Ransom and its sequels, Shadows in White City and City of the Absent. His Dead On will be published in July 2009. Walker is currently working on a new romantic-suspense-historical-mainstream novel, titled Children of Salem. In 2003 and 2004 Walker saw an unprecedented seven novels released on the "unsuspecting public," as he puts it. Final Edge, Grave Instinct, and Absolute Instinct were published in 2004. City of the Absent debuted in 2008 from Avon. Walker lives in Charleston, West Virginia.
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September 17, 2023
After reading Vampire Dreams, there was no way I was going to miss reading Werewolf’s Grief. Walker’s werewolves were a stimulating change that takes one back to the original werewolf of the movies. Don’t expect oversized dogs that so many of today’s fiction have you reading. Nor do they turn into actual wolves. But into a ferocious half man/half wolf creature the animal side of its nature. Has taken that over. And only someone with the ability to connect with these creatures can stop them. WOW, what a wild ride this book was. I loved it.
June 23, 2011
I first made the acquaintance of Abraham Stroud in Robert Walker's Vampire Dreams, Book 1 of the Bloodscreams series. Ex-military, ex-cop, archeologist, and hunter of the supernatural, Stroud has an uncanny knack of searching out the creatures of our worst nightmares, thanks to a steel plate in his head, an unpleasant souvenir of the war. His connection to the supernatural coincided with the return to his ancestral home, which just so happened to be in a town overrun by vampires. If you haven't read it, it's worth checking out.
Werewolf's Grief is no different. Stroud, in the middle of an archeological dig, is visited by dreams of a savage killer, and it isn't until the next day that he realizes what he has seen in his vision is more than a dream; he had established a direct link with the killer and was seeing the crime as it took place. Not able to sit back and let the police handle things, Stroud packs his bags and heads off to the scene of the crime.
He joins forces with Chief Anna Laughing More. Together, they investigate the brutal murders. Originally, they believe they are chasing a man named Kerac, someone with whom Anna has had a relationship. She is having a hard time believing that the man she once loved could be capable of committing such crimes. Further investigation only serves to raise more questions, as they find fur at the scene of the crimes. Upon analysis, they find out that the fur belongs to a wolf. Now they are working under the assumption that Kerac has a trained pet wolf -- that is, until Stroud has another vision that, as difficult as it is to believe, reveals that Kerac does not have a pet wolf. He IS the wolf. When Stroud presses Anna for details about her relationship with Kerac, she admits there was a change in his behavior recently, which leads Stroud to believe that Kerac is not the only one of his kind. Not content to hunt down Kerac and leave it that, Stroud takes it upon himself to hunt down and eradicate the entire pack. Will he survive? Or is this the end off Abraham Stroud.
Walker's werewolves were a refreshing change that harken back to the original werewolf of the movies. You won't find here the over-sized puppies we see populating so much of today's fiction, nor do they turn into real wolves. When Kerac turns, he becomes what I imagine when I think of werewolves, a ferocious half-man/half-wolf creature that is ruled by its corrupted animal nature.
When I first started this series, I was hoping for some out-and-out horror novels, and while they do have horror elements, I would classify them more as supernatural mysteries. They are to be fast paced and hard to put down. Stroud, as a character, comes off a bit gruff and stand-offish at first, and you aren't sure if you are going to like him, but once you realize what drives him, becomes an extremely likable character, one you want to root for and see come out on top. Walker's other characters, even his minor ones, the ones you know aren't going to see it through to the end of the book, are fully fleshed out individuals, and you do feel a loss when one of them dies.
If you haven't picked up this series, I would highly recommend it. Next up in the series is Zombie Eyes (although not necessarily the next book to be read in my TBR pile), and I can't wait to lose myself in it.
Werewolf's Grief is no different. Stroud, in the middle of an archeological dig, is visited by dreams of a savage killer, and it isn't until the next day that he realizes what he has seen in his vision is more than a dream; he had established a direct link with the killer and was seeing the crime as it took place. Not able to sit back and let the police handle things, Stroud packs his bags and heads off to the scene of the crime.
He joins forces with Chief Anna Laughing More. Together, they investigate the brutal murders. Originally, they believe they are chasing a man named Kerac, someone with whom Anna has had a relationship. She is having a hard time believing that the man she once loved could be capable of committing such crimes. Further investigation only serves to raise more questions, as they find fur at the scene of the crimes. Upon analysis, they find out that the fur belongs to a wolf. Now they are working under the assumption that Kerac has a trained pet wolf -- that is, until Stroud has another vision that, as difficult as it is to believe, reveals that Kerac does not have a pet wolf. He IS the wolf. When Stroud presses Anna for details about her relationship with Kerac, she admits there was a change in his behavior recently, which leads Stroud to believe that Kerac is not the only one of his kind. Not content to hunt down Kerac and leave it that, Stroud takes it upon himself to hunt down and eradicate the entire pack. Will he survive? Or is this the end off Abraham Stroud.
Walker's werewolves were a refreshing change that harken back to the original werewolf of the movies. You won't find here the over-sized puppies we see populating so much of today's fiction, nor do they turn into real wolves. When Kerac turns, he becomes what I imagine when I think of werewolves, a ferocious half-man/half-wolf creature that is ruled by its corrupted animal nature.
When I first started this series, I was hoping for some out-and-out horror novels, and while they do have horror elements, I would classify them more as supernatural mysteries. They are to be fast paced and hard to put down. Stroud, as a character, comes off a bit gruff and stand-offish at first, and you aren't sure if you are going to like him, but once you realize what drives him, becomes an extremely likable character, one you want to root for and see come out on top. Walker's other characters, even his minor ones, the ones you know aren't going to see it through to the end of the book, are fully fleshed out individuals, and you do feel a loss when one of them dies.
If you haven't picked up this series, I would highly recommend it. Next up in the series is Zombie Eyes (although not necessarily the next book to be read in my TBR pile), and I can't wait to lose myself in it.
July 26, 2012
This was an ok book. I've only read about 2 1/2 books by the same author, but they have the same issue for me. I'm not very fond of how the writer writes. I get sucked into the story and I like the plot, but something about how it is written just bugs me. I can't put my finger on it. However, as I said, I do like the plots, so I will probably continue to read his books.
August 6, 2012
Somewhat of a let-down. I was wondering what happened with the trip the Russia that he was supposed to be going to. That is where the first book left off, but this one picks-up somewhere else....then the required pages of reviewing the current stand. More of a Rambo style of action but with even more to be desired than by Rambo. This was just barely 2 stars.
October 7, 2016
Good Werewolf Story
Once again we find our hero locked in a battle with a supernatural evil. This time Stroud is hunting down werewolves. I enjoyed reading the book more than I thought I would. The author has a way of drawing the reader in enough so as to be concerned about the characters he has developed.
Once again we find our hero locked in a battle with a supernatural evil. This time Stroud is hunting down werewolves. I enjoyed reading the book more than I thought I would. The author has a way of drawing the reader in enough so as to be concerned about the characters he has developed.
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