Sharp Teeth

In the gritty underworld of modern Los Angeles, an ancient, clandestine race of lycanthropes thrives, their numbers swelling as they convert the city's vulnerable and downtrodden into their ranks. Toby Barlow's "Sharp Teeth" masterfully reimagines the werewolf mythos, told entirely in a propulsive, visceral novel-in-verse. At the heart of this supernatural conflict is a seemingly ordinary dogcatcher, who finds his life inextricably entwined with this brutal hidden society. His love for a mysterious woman is tested as her own dark past resurfaces, forcing her into a desperate, bloody one-woman war against the very forces threatening to consume them. Blending epic themes of loyalty, betrayal, and survival with dark humor, gritty street scenes featuring crystal meth labs, and surprisingly poignant moments of heartache, the novel offers a unique, rhythmic exploration of humanity's primal instincts amidst the urban sprawl of Southern California.