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In the Company of Wolves
Quin Lighthorn was released from a mental institution in order to help the FBI with an undercover operation—or so he thought. As part of Lighthorn’s undercover job, he becomes an intern at Safe Haven, a firm that pays out a portion of a life insurance plan to a terminally ill person so long as that person makes the firm the insurance policy’s beneficiary. Within minutes of his first day on the job, Lighthorn witnesses a murder. From there, the plot begins to unravel…
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First published October 3, 2013
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December 12, 2013
In the Company of Wolves by James Michael Larranaga is the fast paced thriller that is unlike any that I've read in a long time. Quin Lighthorn is picked to be an intern for Safe Haven insurance company in Minnesota. No this company doesn't sell insurance, they are "death brokers". They buy policies for cash from terminally ill people hoping to enjoy what last time they have. This is a fascinating aspect for me because I'd never heard of this. People who buy dying peoples life insurance and cashes them out for a fee. Because this is a thriller, the fact that people are dying of unusual reasons is a given.
Larranaga couples each chapter with insightful information about wolves, their habits, and the similarities they share with humans. Using wolves habits to distinguish the difference in all the characters is really great... at first. That gripe will come later.
Quin Lighthorn is a likeable character. He seems to genuinely care about what's happening to this broker's clients. There are people disappearing and he's anxious to find out where or why this is the case. Believing he is on an assignment for the FBI, Quin appears to be a person of sound mind... until Larranaga peels off more and more layers of his psyche.
As stated earlier, I really was fascinated by In the Company of Wolves because it's rare that I can learn information from fast paced thrillers. Ater awhile I was more interested in the movements of wolves than what was actually happening in the story.
Amongst my gripes are that what was amusing at first of the constant wolf classifications of the human characters, suddenly became annoying and repetitive. I almost lost track of who "stray dog" or "alpha dog" were a few times. There's no way we can ignore the similarities when comparing wolves to (greedy) humans so there is no need to beat us over the head with it.
One other gripe I have is something I don't want to spoil so I'll be as cryptic as possible. There's a character who divulges information way too freely... actually a couple who give private info way too openly. This is so unbelievably wrong and I'm certain is highly unethical. That is all.
In the Company of Wolves seems to be a prelude to James Michael Larranaga's next book. I really hope to read the next in this series because of how absorbing his read is. I recommend this read to lovers of thrillers and suspense. I really hope that death brokers don't function this way. It appears the cure is worse than the illness.
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Larranaga couples each chapter with insightful information about wolves, their habits, and the similarities they share with humans. Using wolves habits to distinguish the difference in all the characters is really great... at first. That gripe will come later.
Quin Lighthorn is a likeable character. He seems to genuinely care about what's happening to this broker's clients. There are people disappearing and he's anxious to find out where or why this is the case. Believing he is on an assignment for the FBI, Quin appears to be a person of sound mind... until Larranaga peels off more and more layers of his psyche.
As stated earlier, I really was fascinated by In the Company of Wolves because it's rare that I can learn information from fast paced thrillers. Ater awhile I was more interested in the movements of wolves than what was actually happening in the story.
Amongst my gripes are that what was amusing at first of the constant wolf classifications of the human characters, suddenly became annoying and repetitive. I almost lost track of who "stray dog" or "alpha dog" were a few times. There's no way we can ignore the similarities when comparing wolves to (greedy) humans so there is no need to beat us over the head with it.
One other gripe I have is something I don't want to spoil so I'll be as cryptic as possible. There's a character who divulges information way too freely... actually a couple who give private info way too openly. This is so unbelievably wrong and I'm certain is highly unethical. That is all.
In the Company of Wolves seems to be a prelude to James Michael Larranaga's next book. I really hope to read the next in this series because of how absorbing his read is. I recommend this read to lovers of thrillers and suspense. I really hope that death brokers don't function this way. It appears the cure is worse than the illness.
Copy provided by Createspace via Netgalley
April 16, 2013
I’m going to light the 3rd star but barely on a book I just could not connect with but I’m rounding up because the book is edited well and by the end it started getting me intrigued.
Quin, fresh out of a mental institution goes undercover to find a couple FBI agents that have gone missing. The firm he infiltrates looks for people with terminal illnesses and buy their life insurance policies from them for a percentage of what its worth and they become the beneficiaries for the full amount. First off they are the creepers of the creeps, definitely a level below ambulance chasing lawyers. Quin’s mental illness includes fits of rage and hallucinations. The hallucinations part is key because most of the story you are wondering if what he is seeing is real or made up in his mind. The story is told comparing the workers at Safe Haven with that of a wolf pack. There are wolf facts that are throughout the story in italics.
Wolves are always hungry. During the cold winter months, when the snow is deep, it’s feast or famine. They can survive four or five days without food and then devour a meal very quickly.
Quin gets in way too deep when he decides to try and save one of the clients from the clutches of the company he has infiltrated.
I’m going to keep it short because I don’t have much good to say. As I said in the opening, the book is well written and there was a kind of flow to it. There was a feel of mystery about it and by the end it got me intrigued and had me wanting a little more of the story. But the path there was not a good one for me. The wolf sayings that would start a chapter didn't seem to have a parallel to the story. In fact by around the 50% I stopped reading them and the story did start to flow. The wolf facts were in italics so it wasn't hard to do. I understand that there are people out there that prey on the dying but I didn't enjoy reading about them. Quin and Rebecca’s characters were intriguing at times but that is where it ended for me. The story had some situations that made no sense and they were a major part of the story which made it hard to dismiss.
If you got this far in my review than I’ll give you some good advice as a reward. If you decide to check this out this is book 1…hint hint *wink* *wink*.
**Thanks to Createspace and Netgalley for providing me with this ARC. **
Expected Publication Date Sept 1, 2013
Quin, fresh out of a mental institution goes undercover to find a couple FBI agents that have gone missing. The firm he infiltrates looks for people with terminal illnesses and buy their life insurance policies from them for a percentage of what its worth and they become the beneficiaries for the full amount. First off they are the creepers of the creeps, definitely a level below ambulance chasing lawyers. Quin’s mental illness includes fits of rage and hallucinations. The hallucinations part is key because most of the story you are wondering if what he is seeing is real or made up in his mind. The story is told comparing the workers at Safe Haven with that of a wolf pack. There are wolf facts that are throughout the story in italics.
Wolves are always hungry. During the cold winter months, when the snow is deep, it’s feast or famine. They can survive four or five days without food and then devour a meal very quickly.
Quin gets in way too deep when he decides to try and save one of the clients from the clutches of the company he has infiltrated.
I’m going to keep it short because I don’t have much good to say. As I said in the opening, the book is well written and there was a kind of flow to it. There was a feel of mystery about it and by the end it got me intrigued and had me wanting a little more of the story. But the path there was not a good one for me. The wolf sayings that would start a chapter didn't seem to have a parallel to the story. In fact by around the 50% I stopped reading them and the story did start to flow. The wolf facts were in italics so it wasn't hard to do. I understand that there are people out there that prey on the dying but I didn't enjoy reading about them. Quin and Rebecca’s characters were intriguing at times but that is where it ended for me. The story had some situations that made no sense and they were a major part of the story which made it hard to dismiss.
If you got this far in my review than I’ll give you some good advice as a reward. If you decide to check this out this is book 1…hint hint *wink* *wink*.
**Thanks to Createspace and Netgalley for providing me with this ARC. **
Expected Publication Date Sept 1, 2013
November 10, 2016
*Book source ~ NetGalley
Quin Lighthorn is working undercover for the FBI at Safe Haven in an attempt to find out what happened to two agents. While finding the agents is his top priority it’s not long before he starts unraveling a much bigger problem and since he’s not the most mentally stable guy he’s not positive he’s finding what he thinks he’s finding. What’s real and what’s part of his imagination?
I had high hopes for this story, but the more I read the more confused I became. Is Quin mentally unstable? Or does he possess some kind of psychic gift? It’s hard to say. The plot is not very sophisticated. In fact, it’s very simplistic. And Quin experiences some serious TSTL moments. So dumb that I want to shake some sense into him. I mean, really?! Anyway, I enjoy the wolf trivia, but the comparison to the characters in the book to wolves got tiresome after awhile. I do like the plot revolving around viatical settlements. It seems like there should have been other murder mysteries with that plotline, but I can’t recall any. In spite of the flaws though I wouldn’t mind reading more about Quin and his companions.
Quin Lighthorn is working undercover for the FBI at Safe Haven in an attempt to find out what happened to two agents. While finding the agents is his top priority it’s not long before he starts unraveling a much bigger problem and since he’s not the most mentally stable guy he’s not positive he’s finding what he thinks he’s finding. What’s real and what’s part of his imagination?
I had high hopes for this story, but the more I read the more confused I became. Is Quin mentally unstable? Or does he possess some kind of psychic gift? It’s hard to say. The plot is not very sophisticated. In fact, it’s very simplistic. And Quin experiences some serious TSTL moments. So dumb that I want to shake some sense into him. I mean, really?! Anyway, I enjoy the wolf trivia, but the comparison to the characters in the book to wolves got tiresome after awhile. I do like the plot revolving around viatical settlements. It seems like there should have been other murder mysteries with that plotline, but I can’t recall any. In spite of the flaws though I wouldn’t mind reading more about Quin and his companions.
February 1, 2022
**RECEIVED ARC FROM NETGALLEY**
This was a different one for me. I do love paranormal books but this one was different. I don't know how I feel about it.
This was a different one for me. I do love paranormal books but this one was different. I don't know how I feel about it.
July 4, 2013
**** Rating 4/5
In the Company of Wolves is a well paced thriller incorporating the exciting concept of bringing together the behaviors of wolves with the traits in some particular human characters.
Quin Lighthorn, who had worked both as an FBI Bounty Hunter and a tracker for wolves, finds himself committed to a mental institution for problems in dealing with his anger. He is released, without his psychiatrist’s approval, to work for the FBI to trace two missing agents.
To achieve his assignment, he goes undercover to work as an intern for Safe Haven, a company who deal in paying out a portion of life insurance plans for the terminally ill before they die. When they pass away, Safe Haven claims the full life insurance; very lucrative unless the client goes into remission. James Michael Larranaga’s ability to describe the ethics and working methods of the company are scary but believable. Most people have read about ambulance chasers, well these owners, employees and even some of the investors are another side of the coin. It’s quite concerning.
Lighthorn’s character is comparable to a chameleon, he adapts to where he is but as the plot develops, you find there are many layers to Quin. At times, these can be confusing and as the plot twists and more information comes to light there are always underlying questions, just who is who. I liked Quin but also worried for him; I did not want to believe the many flaws in his nature so it was a page turner to find the explanation. However, Ben and his ilk made my blood run cold how can people be so mercenary?
Another lovely character was Quin’s Native Indian Grandfather, although old and not in the best of health, was very knowledgeable and he still held his tribal ways dear to his heart. He helped Quin in a number of ways and also by giving him some herbal tea to relax him.
I won’t spoil the plot as I think this gripping book is one to be read, Larranaga’s obvious knowledge of wolves and their behaviors works very well to headline each chapter. His introduction of the ravens to the novel added yet another unexpected sinister layer.
In the Company of Wolves, is well plotted, superbly planned and carried out by a skillful writer. Although I look forward to reading the sequel, I just felt it finished a bit too abruptly and was quite disappointed when I realized there were no more pages to turn; so the sequel is a must. However, as James Michael Larranaga’s is obviously a talented author I am also very interested in reading The Dead Father’s Almanac.
I was given a copy of In the Company of Wolves by NetGalley for an honest review, thank you.
In the Company of Wolves is a well paced thriller incorporating the exciting concept of bringing together the behaviors of wolves with the traits in some particular human characters.
Quin Lighthorn, who had worked both as an FBI Bounty Hunter and a tracker for wolves, finds himself committed to a mental institution for problems in dealing with his anger. He is released, without his psychiatrist’s approval, to work for the FBI to trace two missing agents.
To achieve his assignment, he goes undercover to work as an intern for Safe Haven, a company who deal in paying out a portion of life insurance plans for the terminally ill before they die. When they pass away, Safe Haven claims the full life insurance; very lucrative unless the client goes into remission. James Michael Larranaga’s ability to describe the ethics and working methods of the company are scary but believable. Most people have read about ambulance chasers, well these owners, employees and even some of the investors are another side of the coin. It’s quite concerning.
Lighthorn’s character is comparable to a chameleon, he adapts to where he is but as the plot develops, you find there are many layers to Quin. At times, these can be confusing and as the plot twists and more information comes to light there are always underlying questions, just who is who. I liked Quin but also worried for him; I did not want to believe the many flaws in his nature so it was a page turner to find the explanation. However, Ben and his ilk made my blood run cold how can people be so mercenary?
Another lovely character was Quin’s Native Indian Grandfather, although old and not in the best of health, was very knowledgeable and he still held his tribal ways dear to his heart. He helped Quin in a number of ways and also by giving him some herbal tea to relax him.
I won’t spoil the plot as I think this gripping book is one to be read, Larranaga’s obvious knowledge of wolves and their behaviors works very well to headline each chapter. His introduction of the ravens to the novel added yet another unexpected sinister layer.
In the Company of Wolves, is well plotted, superbly planned and carried out by a skillful writer. Although I look forward to reading the sequel, I just felt it finished a bit too abruptly and was quite disappointed when I realized there were no more pages to turn; so the sequel is a must. However, as James Michael Larranaga’s is obviously a talented author I am also very interested in reading The Dead Father’s Almanac.
I was given a copy of In the Company of Wolves by NetGalley for an honest review, thank you.
August 27, 2013
A thrilling novel set in the backdrop of corporate companies, a cold climate and even colder criminals and a deranged protagonist, ‘In the Company Of Wolves’ proves to be a page turner for odd reasons. Much like a cloudy evening with a slight mist, the book moves at a slow pace but still manages to interest the reader enough to be a page turner.
Hallucinations are the main concept dealt with in the book. The protagonist is joining his job as an intern on the prestigious viatical settlement firm. He soon learns more about the job than he bargained for. With thrilling comparisons to the wolf pack, the insurance world and its inhabitants are just as calculating and shrewd as a pack of wolves. There is the alpha boss, his beta right hand security man, and the underdog omega wolf that is looking for a chance to prove his mettle to the leaders.
On his first day at his new job, Quin Lighthorn witnesses a death—unsure whether it was a murder or a forced-due-to-circumstance shooting. The mirage of safety slowly dissolves as more and more secrets of the company are divulged. The mysterious disappearance of two former employees at the company is still not investigated and the company is busying itself to capture a big settlement worth ten million dollars, looking for investors who would cash in on the life insurance of an already dying person.
The protagonist finds too many warning calls from mysterious ravens that appear only to him and he decides to play the Good Samaritan to the lady whose policy is being fought upon. Because of one secret he knows, or rather suspects. Convinced though he is that he is doing the right thing in protecting her, the subject proves to be difficult to convince. Sooner than he imagined, Quin is asked to find investors for the big settlement and he chooses to cash in on this opportunity.
With the ignored underdog, Quin hatches a plan to save both the lady and his investor’s money. But before long, in a quite dramatic twist, his dark past catches up with him and he is forced to go into running. How he manages to achieve his goal of saving the innocent and how he manages to bring justice forms the rest of the story. The book emphasises all through, the concept of “The end justifies the means”
A normal light read that escalates quickly to a racy page turner in a few pages. The uncertainty in its story line is the major plus.
Hallucinations are the main concept dealt with in the book. The protagonist is joining his job as an intern on the prestigious viatical settlement firm. He soon learns more about the job than he bargained for. With thrilling comparisons to the wolf pack, the insurance world and its inhabitants are just as calculating and shrewd as a pack of wolves. There is the alpha boss, his beta right hand security man, and the underdog omega wolf that is looking for a chance to prove his mettle to the leaders.
On his first day at his new job, Quin Lighthorn witnesses a death—unsure whether it was a murder or a forced-due-to-circumstance shooting. The mirage of safety slowly dissolves as more and more secrets of the company are divulged. The mysterious disappearance of two former employees at the company is still not investigated and the company is busying itself to capture a big settlement worth ten million dollars, looking for investors who would cash in on the life insurance of an already dying person.
The protagonist finds too many warning calls from mysterious ravens that appear only to him and he decides to play the Good Samaritan to the lady whose policy is being fought upon. Because of one secret he knows, or rather suspects. Convinced though he is that he is doing the right thing in protecting her, the subject proves to be difficult to convince. Sooner than he imagined, Quin is asked to find investors for the big settlement and he chooses to cash in on this opportunity.
With the ignored underdog, Quin hatches a plan to save both the lady and his investor’s money. But before long, in a quite dramatic twist, his dark past catches up with him and he is forced to go into running. How he manages to achieve his goal of saving the innocent and how he manages to bring justice forms the rest of the story. The book emphasises all through, the concept of “The end justifies the means”
A normal light read that escalates quickly to a racy page turner in a few pages. The uncertainty in its story line is the major plus.
August 28, 2013
In the Company of Wolves: Thinning the Herd is the first book in a new series by James Michael Larranaga. Quin Lighthorn begins his job as an intern at Safe Haven, a firm that specializes in viatical settlements - buying life insurance policies from terminal policy holders for a reduced amount. What the firm doesn't know is that Quin is an undercover bounty hunter for the FBI - or is he? Quin has left a mental health facility to take on this undercover assignment.
Since Quin claimed to previously work for the forestry department tracking wolves, each chapter is organized as a time and day, and opens with a fact or reference to wolves and their behavior. In the novel Quin's co-workers at Safe Haven are all compared to wolves and wolf packs in the hierarchy and behaviors they exhibit too.
Let me just say right up front that Quin is an unreliable narrator but you aren't going to know that immediately. Now, I can roll with that, but the number of twists and turns and additional information that suddenly popped up frustrated me. I was intrigued with the additional information the first few times it happened. I can accept an unreliable narrator and changing perspectives of the plot as more information is revealed, however, at a certain point the number of new revelations became slightly ridiculous.
And let me go on record to say that Quin's therapist violated all sorts of HIPPA regulations. The college and professor violated FERPA laws. Any professional can't just spout off and tell anyone everything they want to know about their patients or students just because they ask or because they made up a good story.
Setting those misgivings aside, Larranaga's novel held my attention right to the end and I followed along as it twisted and convulsed right up to the "to be continued" ending. Take heed of this fact if it's going to bother you that all the questions aren't answered.
This is a hard one to rate. It started out strong, dwindled perilously low, and slowly redeemed itself to rise again. I'm going to Recommend In the Company of Wolves: Thinning the Herd, maybe even highly because I am still interested in reading what happens next.
Disclosure: My Kindle advanced reading copy was courtesy of the author via Netgalley for review purposes.
Since Quin claimed to previously work for the forestry department tracking wolves, each chapter is organized as a time and day, and opens with a fact or reference to wolves and their behavior. In the novel Quin's co-workers at Safe Haven are all compared to wolves and wolf packs in the hierarchy and behaviors they exhibit too.
Let me just say right up front that Quin is an unreliable narrator but you aren't going to know that immediately. Now, I can roll with that, but the number of twists and turns and additional information that suddenly popped up frustrated me. I was intrigued with the additional information the first few times it happened. I can accept an unreliable narrator and changing perspectives of the plot as more information is revealed, however, at a certain point the number of new revelations became slightly ridiculous.
And let me go on record to say that Quin's therapist violated all sorts of HIPPA regulations. The college and professor violated FERPA laws. Any professional can't just spout off and tell anyone everything they want to know about their patients or students just because they ask or because they made up a good story.
Setting those misgivings aside, Larranaga's novel held my attention right to the end and I followed along as it twisted and convulsed right up to the "to be continued" ending. Take heed of this fact if it's going to bother you that all the questions aren't answered.
This is a hard one to rate. It started out strong, dwindled perilously low, and slowly redeemed itself to rise again. I'm going to Recommend In the Company of Wolves: Thinning the Herd, maybe even highly because I am still interested in reading what happens next.
Disclosure: My Kindle advanced reading copy was courtesy of the author via Netgalley for review purposes.
April 23, 2013
In the Company of Wolves: Thinning the Herd is another advanced review copy from Net Galley.
Book Description: Quin Lighthorn was released from a mental institution in order to help the FBI with an undercover operation—or so he thought. As part of Lighthorn’s undercover job, he becomes an intern at Safe Haven, a firm that pays out a portion of a life insurance plan to a terminally ill person so long as that person makes the firm the insurance policy’s beneficiary. Within minutes of his first day on the job, Lighthorn witnesses a murder. From there, the plot begins to unravel…
Well...from the beginning the novel seemed a bit off. Quin wasn't really believable, and the strange set up of Safe Haven, the company that provides accelerated benefits for the terminally ill, wasn't in the least believable. Now, while it is certainly possible to receive accelerated benefits if your policy provides for it (and there are viatical or life settlement companies that buy policies), Safe Haven from the beginning is obviously a criminal enterprise that buys the policy, then collects on the death of the policy owner. And Safe Haven has no intention of waiting very long, as Quin realizes on his first day on the job.
Note: Quin's lack of believability is somewhat explained later in the book.
I'm pretty good at suspending disbelief, but only if the writing and the plot are good enough to provide enjoyment and if I don't interrupt my reading with constant "Say, what???" thoughts. Not the case with In the Company of Wolves....
It did interest me that in the end, there was a promise of another novel.
This plot was wrapped up, more or less, but another adventure for the nebulous Quin is indicated. Could the series improve? I'm not sure if that is possible, but perhaps getting the weirdness of Quin out of the way in the first novel may leave an opening.
After searching for a link to the novel on various sites, I finally realized that Createspace is a self-publishing company.
Mystery. Sept. 2013.
Book Description: Quin Lighthorn was released from a mental institution in order to help the FBI with an undercover operation—or so he thought. As part of Lighthorn’s undercover job, he becomes an intern at Safe Haven, a firm that pays out a portion of a life insurance plan to a terminally ill person so long as that person makes the firm the insurance policy’s beneficiary. Within minutes of his first day on the job, Lighthorn witnesses a murder. From there, the plot begins to unravel…
Well...from the beginning the novel seemed a bit off. Quin wasn't really believable, and the strange set up of Safe Haven, the company that provides accelerated benefits for the terminally ill, wasn't in the least believable. Now, while it is certainly possible to receive accelerated benefits if your policy provides for it (and there are viatical or life settlement companies that buy policies), Safe Haven from the beginning is obviously a criminal enterprise that buys the policy, then collects on the death of the policy owner. And Safe Haven has no intention of waiting very long, as Quin realizes on his first day on the job.
Note: Quin's lack of believability is somewhat explained later in the book.
I'm pretty good at suspending disbelief, but only if the writing and the plot are good enough to provide enjoyment and if I don't interrupt my reading with constant "Say, what???" thoughts. Not the case with In the Company of Wolves....
It did interest me that in the end, there was a promise of another novel.
This plot was wrapped up, more or less, but another adventure for the nebulous Quin is indicated. Could the series improve? I'm not sure if that is possible, but perhaps getting the weirdness of Quin out of the way in the first novel may leave an opening.
After searching for a link to the novel on various sites, I finally realized that Createspace is a self-publishing company.
Mystery. Sept. 2013.
August 9, 2013
Looking for a unique thriller that builds slowly, spoon feeding information just a taste at a time, leaving you frantically reading on because vital information is just around the corner and you crave it? I think I found one. In the Company of Wolves, Thinning the Herd by James Michael Larranaga is similar to running through a maze, but with words. The plot is well-written, intense and the author cleverly adds a little more meat to his characters throughout, making many of them almost chameleon-like. For me, not knowing exactly WHO a character was or which side he was on worked like a flame drawing in the moth.
A mental patient is released to work undercover for the FBI to uncover a scheme to make money off the life insurance policies of terminally ill patients. While this practice is a legitimate business, some of the patients seemed to be dying before their time. As Quin Lighthorn digs deeper and deeper, he discovers that money and greed trump integrity, the law and life itself as he is thrown into the ravenous pack of corporate wolves.
The plotline was original, dark and very edgy. The characters had depth, were intelligent and the dialogue in each scene read like true conversations. When it was time for a suspenseful moment, Mr. Larranaga worked his magic and had me on the edge of my seat. The “final reveals” left just enough mystery to keep me hanging on for the next book!
An ARC edition was provided by NetGalley and CreateSpace in exchange for my honest review.
Publication Date: September 1, 2013
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781478320418
For more reviews check out Tome Tender's Book Blog or find us on Facebook.
A mental patient is released to work undercover for the FBI to uncover a scheme to make money off the life insurance policies of terminally ill patients. While this practice is a legitimate business, some of the patients seemed to be dying before their time. As Quin Lighthorn digs deeper and deeper, he discovers that money and greed trump integrity, the law and life itself as he is thrown into the ravenous pack of corporate wolves.
The plotline was original, dark and very edgy. The characters had depth, were intelligent and the dialogue in each scene read like true conversations. When it was time for a suspenseful moment, Mr. Larranaga worked his magic and had me on the edge of my seat. The “final reveals” left just enough mystery to keep me hanging on for the next book!
An ARC edition was provided by NetGalley and CreateSpace in exchange for my honest review.
Publication Date: September 1, 2013
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781478320418
For more reviews check out Tome Tender's Book Blog or find us on Facebook.
November 28, 2016
I'm finding it difficult to properly review this book because I both liked it and was frustrated with it. Here's a synopsis then I'll discuss how I felt as I read this book.
Quin Lighthorn just left a mental institution. He's now working as an intern, replacing another missing intern at a Viatical Settlements company. Safe Haven purchases life insurance policies from terminally ill people then when that person dies they collect their insurance. Quin is also working for the FBI and he's trying to find out what's going on at Safe Haven and where the former intern went. He wants to try and take down these predators but doing that puts him in the crosshairs of Safe Haven's owners.
I knew very little about viatical settlements and reading about Safe Haven's predatory nature, looking for imminently dying people, started to book off with a bang. The reader does wonder though whether Quin is making things up because he's mentally ill. How much of what he sees are hallucinations? This sets up a fantastic push-pull throughout the book. I wondered if what I was reading was a fantasy out of the mind of a mentally ill person or was it actually happening.
The biggest problem started about half way through the book. Quin's and other characters' decisions became unbelievable. When innocent people were being threatened, hurt or killed I had trouble understanding why no one went to the police or FBI. As I worked my way to the end of the book, the believability of everyone's behavior was just ridiculous. I hate it when books lose their footing like that. The reader has spent days reading then in the end are sorely disappointed with unrealistic situations.
The author seemed to rush the last of the book. In the very end of the book there were so many pieces of information and some of them were new, I found myself annoyed and confused. I really liked the concept of this book. I really liked the Quin character but the end of the book just ruined my enjoyment of the character. For this reason I can only give this mystery a tepid 3 out of 5 star rating.
Quin Lighthorn just left a mental institution. He's now working as an intern, replacing another missing intern at a Viatical Settlements company. Safe Haven purchases life insurance policies from terminally ill people then when that person dies they collect their insurance. Quin is also working for the FBI and he's trying to find out what's going on at Safe Haven and where the former intern went. He wants to try and take down these predators but doing that puts him in the crosshairs of Safe Haven's owners.
I knew very little about viatical settlements and reading about Safe Haven's predatory nature, looking for imminently dying people, started to book off with a bang. The reader does wonder though whether Quin is making things up because he's mentally ill. How much of what he sees are hallucinations? This sets up a fantastic push-pull throughout the book. I wondered if what I was reading was a fantasy out of the mind of a mentally ill person or was it actually happening.
The biggest problem started about half way through the book. Quin's and other characters' decisions became unbelievable. When innocent people were being threatened, hurt or killed I had trouble understanding why no one went to the police or FBI. As I worked my way to the end of the book, the believability of everyone's behavior was just ridiculous. I hate it when books lose their footing like that. The reader has spent days reading then in the end are sorely disappointed with unrealistic situations.
The author seemed to rush the last of the book. In the very end of the book there were so many pieces of information and some of them were new, I found myself annoyed and confused. I really liked the concept of this book. I really liked the Quin character but the end of the book just ruined my enjoyment of the character. For this reason I can only give this mystery a tepid 3 out of 5 star rating.
September 25, 2013
**No Spoilers
I am very surprised by In The Company of Wolves. The blurb really caught my attention and the actual book more than delivered.
I am still reeling from this thrilling story. A not so mentally stable hero whose perception is far from trustworthy is our main guide in James Michael Larranaga’s thriller. There are different points of view in the novel, but the hero’s one is definitely the most important.
Quin is our hero or should I say Anti-hero? I really don’t want to spoil any twists and turns, so let’s just say that Quin is a hero of many surprises and not all of them are pleasant. However, throughout In The Company of Wolves I couldn’t help but root for him, especially over the awful pack of wolves he gets involved in.
Quin is a bounty hunter hired to infiltrate a company of “Death Brokers”. They buy out life insurance policies of terminally ill patients for less than they are worth and make a profit when they die. When I read about it in the novel I went straight to Google and found out that this is an actual thing! How creepy!
While on assignment Quin realises that this company is actually expediting their clients’ death so they can have their paycheck and he decides to put a stop to it. In The Company of Wolves is Quin’s ups and downs dealing with this extremely hungry pack of wolves while overcoming his own shortcomings.
In The Company of Wolves is a thrill ride from start to finish and I for one cannot wait for more! I read in a lot of reviews on goodreads people complaining about the cliffhanger, but it’s not so bad and it definitely made me want to read much more.
One more thing I want to mention and that I really enjoyed was the whole parallel with wolves’ nature and the little facts about them before each section. I loved that they connected with what was to come and gave us a great insight into the characters behavior.
I really enjoyed In The Company of Wolves and thoroughly recommend it!
I am very surprised by In The Company of Wolves. The blurb really caught my attention and the actual book more than delivered.
I am still reeling from this thrilling story. A not so mentally stable hero whose perception is far from trustworthy is our main guide in James Michael Larranaga’s thriller. There are different points of view in the novel, but the hero’s one is definitely the most important.
Quin is our hero or should I say Anti-hero? I really don’t want to spoil any twists and turns, so let’s just say that Quin is a hero of many surprises and not all of them are pleasant. However, throughout In The Company of Wolves I couldn’t help but root for him, especially over the awful pack of wolves he gets involved in.
Quin is a bounty hunter hired to infiltrate a company of “Death Brokers”. They buy out life insurance policies of terminally ill patients for less than they are worth and make a profit when they die. When I read about it in the novel I went straight to Google and found out that this is an actual thing! How creepy!
While on assignment Quin realises that this company is actually expediting their clients’ death so they can have their paycheck and he decides to put a stop to it. In The Company of Wolves is Quin’s ups and downs dealing with this extremely hungry pack of wolves while overcoming his own shortcomings.
In The Company of Wolves is a thrill ride from start to finish and I for one cannot wait for more! I read in a lot of reviews on goodreads people complaining about the cliffhanger, but it’s not so bad and it definitely made me want to read much more.
One more thing I want to mention and that I really enjoyed was the whole parallel with wolves’ nature and the little facts about them before each section. I loved that they connected with what was to come and gave us a great insight into the characters behavior.
I really enjoyed In The Company of Wolves and thoroughly recommend it!
April 27, 2013
A Human Wolf Pack Trolls for Victims
Quinn Lighthorn, acted as a bounty hunter for the FBI until his problems with anger management landed him in a clinic for psychiatric evaluation. He's been released from the clinic to help the FBI locate two agents who went missing on an assignment to discover what's going on at Safe Haven. Safe Haven's business is to buy up insurance policies from the terminally ill in hopes of being able to collect quickly at a profit.
Quinn signs on as an intern and during his first morning witnesses the murder of one of the policy holders. He wasn't supposed to view it as murder. The setup was to make appear to be an unlucky accident, but Safe Haven is trying to finance a more lucrative policy, knowing this Quinn believes that the accident was in fact a murder.
I found the book difficult to get into. Quinn is not an engaging character. He seems too withdrawn from the action. If he didn't like what was going on and felt at risk there was no reason to stay, but then he becomes involved with one of the policy holders. I found the twist unbelievable. Quinn is a new hire, and this is a very important policy. I saw no reason why they would trust him. This is an example of the author forcing the characters to act in the service of the plot, and for me, it didn't work.
Each chapter starts with a quote about the behavior of wolves. These are interesting factoids, and I'm sure the author believed they gave insight into the motivations of the characters. However, they broke the stream of action from one chapter to the next and became more annoying than enlightening.
I wish I liked this book better. The idea of the plot is good, and the writing is clear. My problem is that the characters are driven by the plot instead of driving the action. Quinn isn't an attractive character, and the other staff at Safe Haven appear to be caricatures based on the behavior of the wolf pack.
I reviewed this book for Net Galley.
Quinn Lighthorn, acted as a bounty hunter for the FBI until his problems with anger management landed him in a clinic for psychiatric evaluation. He's been released from the clinic to help the FBI locate two agents who went missing on an assignment to discover what's going on at Safe Haven. Safe Haven's business is to buy up insurance policies from the terminally ill in hopes of being able to collect quickly at a profit.
Quinn signs on as an intern and during his first morning witnesses the murder of one of the policy holders. He wasn't supposed to view it as murder. The setup was to make appear to be an unlucky accident, but Safe Haven is trying to finance a more lucrative policy, knowing this Quinn believes that the accident was in fact a murder.
I found the book difficult to get into. Quinn is not an engaging character. He seems too withdrawn from the action. If he didn't like what was going on and felt at risk there was no reason to stay, but then he becomes involved with one of the policy holders. I found the twist unbelievable. Quinn is a new hire, and this is a very important policy. I saw no reason why they would trust him. This is an example of the author forcing the characters to act in the service of the plot, and for me, it didn't work.
Each chapter starts with a quote about the behavior of wolves. These are interesting factoids, and I'm sure the author believed they gave insight into the motivations of the characters. However, they broke the stream of action from one chapter to the next and became more annoying than enlightening.
I wish I liked this book better. The idea of the plot is good, and the writing is clear. My problem is that the characters are driven by the plot instead of driving the action. Quinn isn't an attractive character, and the other staff at Safe Haven appear to be caricatures based on the behavior of the wolf pack.
I reviewed this book for Net Galley.
May 12, 2013
A mental patient pairs with law enforcement to bring down a company accused of killing its clients for profit.
I will get the things I liked about this book out of the way quickly so that I can try to describe why I am so irritated after finishing this book. I really love a good plot twist, and there were a lot of them in this story. It was also fairly quick paced and easy to read. The author has a way of dropping just enough to keep you wanting to know what will happen next.
Normally, those things would be enough to give a 3 star rating. Unfortunately, the things I hated about the book are so big that they over shadow everything else.
I believe that the main character of the story has to be reliable. I have to trust that they are going to tell the story completely (to the best of their knowledge). Quin wasn't reliable as a main character. I spent most of the book unsure about whether or not things that were being described were really happening, or if they were hallucinations. The knowledge that Quinn is psychotic and prone to hallucinations would have been an interesting (if not cliche) plot twist at the end of the book, but I really hated having that knowledge right from the beginning(ish).
Here's the main reason why I hated this book: THE STORY DOESN'T END. It's one thing to have a book that ends with a cliffhanger segue for the new book. I can respect that because it makes a reader want to return and read more about the characters and their new adventures. This book, though, doesn't have a complete story. There was only a small taste of conflict resolution. This "ending" was the same as if I had put down the book 3/4 of the way through. If this was meant to be part I in a series, that should have been evident from the beginning. Otherwise, a book should have a beginning, middle and END. Authors should wrap up the story that is being told before jumping into the next one!
I received this book as an advance reader copy from NetGalley.
I will get the things I liked about this book out of the way quickly so that I can try to describe why I am so irritated after finishing this book. I really love a good plot twist, and there were a lot of them in this story. It was also fairly quick paced and easy to read. The author has a way of dropping just enough to keep you wanting to know what will happen next.
Normally, those things would be enough to give a 3 star rating. Unfortunately, the things I hated about the book are so big that they over shadow everything else.
I believe that the main character of the story has to be reliable. I have to trust that they are going to tell the story completely (to the best of their knowledge). Quin wasn't reliable as a main character. I spent most of the book unsure about whether or not things that were being described were really happening, or if they were hallucinations. The knowledge that Quinn is psychotic and prone to hallucinations would have been an interesting (if not cliche) plot twist at the end of the book, but I really hated having that knowledge right from the beginning(ish).
Here's the main reason why I hated this book: THE STORY DOESN'T END. It's one thing to have a book that ends with a cliffhanger segue for the new book. I can respect that because it makes a reader want to return and read more about the characters and their new adventures. This book, though, doesn't have a complete story. There was only a small taste of conflict resolution. This "ending" was the same as if I had put down the book 3/4 of the way through. If this was meant to be part I in a series, that should have been evident from the beginning. Otherwise, a book should have a beginning, middle and END. Authors should wrap up the story that is being told before jumping into the next one!
I received this book as an advance reader copy from NetGalley.
June 6, 2013
** Note: I was given this book via Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. As such this review was also posted on my blog.**
This book was very much unlike any book I have read in quite some time. In the Company of Wolves had drama, suspense, surprise and ample twists to keep you going. I like my drama up there around the 8-10 point mark but never really got past a 6 in this book.
That said, everyone should know that this book is extremely well written and exceptionally planned and plotted. I adore the way wolves were referenced throughout this story and that facts about these beautiful creatures were placed as headings for sections as foreshadowing of what was to come in the next pages. I found this to be very unique and an incredibly clever use of knowledge and fact in a fictional work. The vocabulary flowed easily and with a soft cadence.
The main premise of the plot had me in a bit of a tizzy. It felt immoral. It felt morbid. It felt utterly genius! And I can't explain my shock when I did a quick google search on the topic and discovered that this stuff is real. This is a reality I was completely unaware of and THAT kept me reading.
Larranaga came up with some fantastic and very well developed characters. He made a grand show of his skill by making the growth or change in each of the characters apparent as the story progressed. Where one character seemed typical we discover later that the seemingly still waters run deep. In this book, typical is merely a distraction for what waits around the corner.
Not to mention a well placed cliffhanger. I love those! I will certainly read the next book.
This book was very much unlike any book I have read in quite some time. In the Company of Wolves had drama, suspense, surprise and ample twists to keep you going. I like my drama up there around the 8-10 point mark but never really got past a 6 in this book.
That said, everyone should know that this book is extremely well written and exceptionally planned and plotted. I adore the way wolves were referenced throughout this story and that facts about these beautiful creatures were placed as headings for sections as foreshadowing of what was to come in the next pages. I found this to be very unique and an incredibly clever use of knowledge and fact in a fictional work. The vocabulary flowed easily and with a soft cadence.
The main premise of the plot had me in a bit of a tizzy. It felt immoral. It felt morbid. It felt utterly genius! And I can't explain my shock when I did a quick google search on the topic and discovered that this stuff is real. This is a reality I was completely unaware of and THAT kept me reading.
Larranaga came up with some fantastic and very well developed characters. He made a grand show of his skill by making the growth or change in each of the characters apparent as the story progressed. Where one character seemed typical we discover later that the seemingly still waters run deep. In this book, typical is merely a distraction for what waits around the corner.
Not to mention a well placed cliffhanger. I love those! I will certainly read the next book.
November 8, 2013
I grabbed a copy of this book from BookBub and was intrigued by the title and description. Once I started reading I was hooked!
First of all, the premise and the "company" was something I wasn't even aware existed. Like a few others reviewers, I stopped during my reading and researched viatical settlements, shocked to learn that this wasn't just something pulled from the author's imagination. When I discovered that "death brokering" was real, it gave a whole new dimension to the story.
The main character, Quin, is a Native American who finds himself inside the corporate walls of "Safe Haven, LLC" a prominent death broker company. (Even the name of the company is superb. Talk about irony!)
Quin is an avid lover of wolves and has studied them for years. Each member of the team he meets, and the team as a whole, he likens to a wolf pack. The way a pack hunts, eats, interacts with each other, all cowering in submission to the alpha male. And boy, is he ever a wicked, wicked man.
Several times throughout the story, the author intermingled the habits of a wolf pack to the actions of the characters, including himself. This was a fascinating and brilliant way to be immersed into the story.
Throw in a woman in distress, lies and murder into the mix and you find yourself reading faster and faster, completely absorbed by Mr. Larranga's tight tale. Long after you finish, you will be haunted by the notion that the plot could actually happen, maybe even to someone you love.
A page-turner from start to finish!
First of all, the premise and the "company" was something I wasn't even aware existed. Like a few others reviewers, I stopped during my reading and researched viatical settlements, shocked to learn that this wasn't just something pulled from the author's imagination. When I discovered that "death brokering" was real, it gave a whole new dimension to the story.
The main character, Quin, is a Native American who finds himself inside the corporate walls of "Safe Haven, LLC" a prominent death broker company. (Even the name of the company is superb. Talk about irony!)
Quin is an avid lover of wolves and has studied them for years. Each member of the team he meets, and the team as a whole, he likens to a wolf pack. The way a pack hunts, eats, interacts with each other, all cowering in submission to the alpha male. And boy, is he ever a wicked, wicked man.
Several times throughout the story, the author intermingled the habits of a wolf pack to the actions of the characters, including himself. This was a fascinating and brilliant way to be immersed into the story.
Throw in a woman in distress, lies and murder into the mix and you find yourself reading faster and faster, completely absorbed by Mr. Larranga's tight tale. Long after you finish, you will be haunted by the notion that the plot could actually happen, maybe even to someone you love.
A page-turner from start to finish!
June 23, 2013
I would like to thank NetGalley for the ARC of this book which is due to be published 01.09.13. in exchange for an honest review.
This is the first book that I've read by Larranga and I'll be looking out for the next in this series, as this book is the first in a series called Thinning the Herd.
Quin Lighthorn isn't your usual type of FBI operative. He's flawed and he knows it. Suffering with mental illness and only recently having left a mental institution he's soon in the thick of things working undercover for the FBI in a company called Safe Haven or is he? Quin has a keen interest in Wolves and their behaviour and he soon compares his work colleagues to the Pack's rank.
As the story evolves the plot thickens and as you would expect all is not as it seems. Safe Haven deal in Life Insurance and buy up policies from the terminally ill, giving the Policy holder chance to spend the equity of that Policy before they die. Safe Haven are in the Business of making money at all costs. As people go missing and are found dead, it's Quin's job to try to find out what is happening.
I really enjoyed this story and found it an easy read. I loved the way the chapters started with a little info about Wolves as the start before we got into the narrative. Whilst a lot of the plot is revealed before the story comes to its conclusion, I still found it kept my interest and was eagerly reading the pages wanting to find out how it ended.
This is the first book that I've read by Larranga and I'll be looking out for the next in this series, as this book is the first in a series called Thinning the Herd.
Quin Lighthorn isn't your usual type of FBI operative. He's flawed and he knows it. Suffering with mental illness and only recently having left a mental institution he's soon in the thick of things working undercover for the FBI in a company called Safe Haven or is he? Quin has a keen interest in Wolves and their behaviour and he soon compares his work colleagues to the Pack's rank.
As the story evolves the plot thickens and as you would expect all is not as it seems. Safe Haven deal in Life Insurance and buy up policies from the terminally ill, giving the Policy holder chance to spend the equity of that Policy before they die. Safe Haven are in the Business of making money at all costs. As people go missing and are found dead, it's Quin's job to try to find out what is happening.
I really enjoyed this story and found it an easy read. I loved the way the chapters started with a little info about Wolves as the start before we got into the narrative. Whilst a lot of the plot is revealed before the story comes to its conclusion, I still found it kept my interest and was eagerly reading the pages wanting to find out how it ended.
July 28, 2013
When Ben Moretti said to Quin, "I didn't mean to offend your Indian heritage, or are you First Nation?" Quin responded, "I consider myself Indian…", he set the stage for his intimate knowledge of Indian tradition and lore. In the Company of Wolves treats the reader to more than a complex mystery. There is a great deal of information about wolf lifestyles and pack mentality. Along with the Indian tribal customs, relationships, heritage and authority structures, James Larranaga manages to impart a cohesive lesson in Indian/wolf lore within a fast moving and intricate mystery.
Ben Moretti and the Safe Haven LLC are a business that buys life insurance policies from people with terminal illnesses. The policy owner then has money to spend during what is left of their life, and Safe Haven collects the death benefit after the former owner dies. Quin is hired as an intern in this business and begins his career by following several of the sales people who can show him how things are done.
On his first day of work, Quin witnesses the violent death of one of the company's larger policy owners. The death is deemed to be a tragic accident. The author's roller-coaster ride begins here. Readers are treated many confusing revelations, leaving them wondering what is real.
The characters are well drawn and both likeable and hate-able. Descriptions of the Minnesota winter are realistic enough to send the readers scurrying for their sweaters. All in all, a very excellent read.
Ben Moretti and the Safe Haven LLC are a business that buys life insurance policies from people with terminal illnesses. The policy owner then has money to spend during what is left of their life, and Safe Haven collects the death benefit after the former owner dies. Quin is hired as an intern in this business and begins his career by following several of the sales people who can show him how things are done.
On his first day of work, Quin witnesses the violent death of one of the company's larger policy owners. The death is deemed to be a tragic accident. The author's roller-coaster ride begins here. Readers are treated many confusing revelations, leaving them wondering what is real.
The characters are well drawn and both likeable and hate-able. Descriptions of the Minnesota winter are realistic enough to send the readers scurrying for their sweaters. All in all, a very excellent read.
May 29, 2013
This was an unusual book. I'm not sure if I have read another one like it. At first it was a little bit hard to get into, but once I did, it was a real page turner. �
Quinn Lighthorn was a bounty hunter for the FBI until his problems with anger management landed him in a clinic for psychiatric evaluation. The main storyline is about what happens when he is released and is assigned to investigate a company named Safe Haven whose business is to buy up insurance policies of the terminally ill in hopes that they can turn it over quickly for a profit.�
The main premise of the book felt immoral, morbid but captivating. �I was surprised when I googled the topic and found that this is a real business. �The story builds and builds and has a well placed cliffhanger! I am looking forward to the next book.
The only downside was that each chapter begins with a fact about wolves. These are interesting tidbits and correlate with the book, but they broke up my rhythm of reading and distracted me.
Quinn Lighthorn was a bounty hunter for the FBI until his problems with anger management landed him in a clinic for psychiatric evaluation. The main storyline is about what happens when he is released and is assigned to investigate a company named Safe Haven whose business is to buy up insurance policies of the terminally ill in hopes that they can turn it over quickly for a profit.�
The main premise of the book felt immoral, morbid but captivating. �I was surprised when I googled the topic and found that this is a real business. �The story builds and builds and has a well placed cliffhanger! I am looking forward to the next book.
The only downside was that each chapter begins with a fact about wolves. These are interesting tidbits and correlate with the book, but they broke up my rhythm of reading and distracted me.
October 7, 2016
Very good. I didn't have much idea what it was about as I went into it and at first thought it would prove to be about big business corruption, which I don't usually read. However, at approx 24% a lot of things were starting to happen: murder, undercover work taking place within a brokerage which buys out life insurance policies. Quin is a very intriguing character with many flaws and yet philosophical. He has mental health issues, several really, and we find out he's an unreliable narrator. In fact, a lot of the time it seemed as if everybody was double dealing or spies on the inside so the reader couldn't know what to believe. There are some loose threads and plot holes but the action sped along at top speed creating an uncertain ending in which we must read the next book to learn more. I'd really like to follow Quin into the next chapter of his life so I've just bought the reasonably priced sequel.
December 2, 2013
This book is not the one I would usually choose to read. First of all, it is first in the series, and I prefer to know how everything will end up. Second of all, it is paranormal, not my usual choice. Third, it is related to insurance, and working in insurance industry as programmer for so many years I could not imagine the fiction book about this topic.
But regardless, author kept me glued to the pages until the book was finished.
I was surprised to learn, that so called 'death brokers' are really exist. But just the topic of such type of insurance is not discussed too often or too open.
Also pleasant addition was nice parallels between wolves and some of the human behaviors.
You cannot predict what happens next, which is really cool.
The only thing that bothered me, friend of main character, who turns out to be imaginary friend, probably should not send text messages or emails.
But regardless, author kept me glued to the pages until the book was finished.
I was surprised to learn, that so called 'death brokers' are really exist. But just the topic of such type of insurance is not discussed too often or too open.
Also pleasant addition was nice parallels between wolves and some of the human behaviors.
You cannot predict what happens next, which is really cool.
The only thing that bothered me, friend of main character, who turns out to be imaginary friend, probably should not send text messages or emails.
June 2, 2013
In the Company of Wolves is an intriguing story. Quin takes a job at a company that buys life insurance policies for a negotiated fee and then pays the premiums until the fatally ill insured person dies. At which time the company gets the benefits of the insurance policy. Quin thinks that he’s acting as a bounty hunter for the FBI but it turns out his FBI contact is a different type of agent. There are a number of people who aren’t who they say they are or is there an inner truth to the lies. It was an intriguing read, so intriguing that I ignored formatting hassles with my Kindle while sitting on the edge of my seat.
April 30, 2013
I loved how this book was structured in the fashion of comparing the activity of wolves to the hierarchy of a cutthroat sales industry. You never realize how much our actions can mimic those of the natural world until such a comparison is made.
The main character was quite interesting to follow, having the story develop about him from the perspective of others. The story didn't reveal everything, which leaves you hanging for the next novel. It was a quick read, despite the length and I look forward to the next!
The main character was quite interesting to follow, having the story develop about him from the perspective of others. The story didn't reveal everything, which leaves you hanging for the next novel. It was a quick read, despite the length and I look forward to the next!
July 10, 2013
I am torn over my star rating for this book.
The book is one that has the makings of being exceptional.
The writing is extrodinary and the plot line is fresh and new.
That said. The author revealed too much too early for my liking while never answering some other question lines.
I cant emphasize the authors writing style enough though. I would love to read more by this author and see where he takes his craft.
What I loved most -- the authors play on words with the wolves vs humans. Make a note of this when you start reading the book.
WaAr
The book is one that has the makings of being exceptional.
The writing is extrodinary and the plot line is fresh and new.
That said. The author revealed too much too early for my liking while never answering some other question lines.
I cant emphasize the authors writing style enough though. I would love to read more by this author and see where he takes his craft.
What I loved most -- the authors play on words with the wolves vs humans. Make a note of this when you start reading the book.
WaAr
April 16, 2013
In the Company of Wolves is intriguing and fascinating. Every time you think you have figured it all out, the author tosses in another little twist and you're once again reading late into the night to see what is coming next. The leading character, Quin, is amazingly complex and troubled. Before long, you aren't sure what is real and what is simply in Quin's mind. The correlation between the predatory businessmen and a pack of wolves was a perfect touch.
January 2, 2014
This story had an interesting cast of characters. A half-breed Navajo bounty hunter with anger management issues, a dying artist, an invisible girlfriend. Add a little Indian mysticism and a couple of raven spirit guides and Viola! A fast moving story that immediately throws our protagonist, Quin to a deadly pack of corporate wolves. The plot here is unexpected and delicious, and the villains...well...Who knew?
This one is worth your time. Creepy and good.
April 18, 2013
I really want to read book two right now! Quinn is a likable character and quirky enough to be entertaining and interesting. Enough plot twists to keep readers turning pages. And, good guys vs bad guys makes it worthy of a good mystery. I'm glad I had an opportunity to read this advanced review copy from Netgalley.
January 17, 2014
ARC from NetGalley
Fiction for me is all about the story. This book delivered an excellent story that held my interest from first page to last. I would definitely recommend this book. I am anxious to read more by this author.
Fiction for me is all about the story. This book delivered an excellent story that held my interest from first page to last. I would definitely recommend this book. I am anxious to read more by this author.
March 24, 2014
Since I am a Minnesotan, I love reading books that take place here. This book incorporated Native American rituals and wolf behavior into the various twists, which included a bit of paranormal. Definitely a good read!
December 3, 2013
very good , look forward to the next book
November 23, 2013
Thought it was a good book with a very interesting and entertaining story line
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