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Teeth
The Bram Storker Award-winning author Edo van Belkom brings us Teeth. Detective Joe Williams is dealing with the loss of his wife to cancer and struggling to raise a teenage daughter on his own. Men are being violently murdered in the usually quiet city of Brampton. There's no apparent connection between any of the victims - which range from a small-time drug dealer to the city's most respected philanthropist - yet there seems to be no shortage of people who might have wanted each of them dead. As the body count rises, Detective Williams is under pressure from all sides to solve the case, but all he has to go on is a single, tiny tooth.
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First published May 1, 2001
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Edo Van Belkom
72 books54 followersBram Stoker and Aurora Award-winner Edo van Belkom is the author of over 200 stories of horror, science fiction, fantasy, and mystery. As an editor, he has four anthologies to his credit that include two books for young adults, Be Afraid! (A Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year finalist) and Be Very Afraid! (An Aurora Award winner — Best Work in English). Born in Toronto, van Belkom graduated from York University, then worked as a daily newspaper sports and police reporter before becoming a full-time writer. Edo van Belkom lives in Brampton, Ontario, with his wife Roberta and son Luke.
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July 23, 2025
The B**ch Has Teeth...
TEETH
by Edo Van Belkom
4 stars. The city of Brampton in Canada is quiet and peaceful at this time of night (actually early morning)...
The woman had a short walk home, just enough time to unwind from her job...
As she headed west...
The street lights gave her a false sense of security. The full moon was helpful in illuminating her path...
The streets were empty...
Her stiletto heels clicked along the sidewalk. A prowling car saw her, slowed and followed along beside her...
"Looking for a ride?"...
She got into the car and he started to hurt her, but that was alright. The pain made it easier to bring on the change...
When the change was complete..
She killed him. Leaving a bloody stump where his genitals had been...
At sunrise...
Detective Joe Williams, leaning into the victim's car to get a good look at his face, saw that the man's tongue was hanging out of his mouth...
But...
Looking closer, he saw that it wasn't a tongue!...
That b**ch had teeth...
This novel was a good crime/mystery. I don't always like these kinds of novels because they use too much boring police procedure as their fluff and filler.
This novel had just the right amount of sleuthing, and the story flowed. And no, although the story's title is TEETH, this isn't another dreary vampire novel.
The killer was very obvious, but even so, I wanted to read on. The novel's style is very Dan Greenburg (Author of LOVE KILLS).
TEETH
by Edo Van Belkom
4 stars. The city of Brampton in Canada is quiet and peaceful at this time of night (actually early morning)...
The woman had a short walk home, just enough time to unwind from her job...
As she headed west...
The street lights gave her a false sense of security. The full moon was helpful in illuminating her path...
The streets were empty...
Her stiletto heels clicked along the sidewalk. A prowling car saw her, slowed and followed along beside her...
"Looking for a ride?"...
She got into the car and he started to hurt her, but that was alright. The pain made it easier to bring on the change...
When the change was complete..
She killed him. Leaving a bloody stump where his genitals had been...
At sunrise...
Detective Joe Williams, leaning into the victim's car to get a good look at his face, saw that the man's tongue was hanging out of his mouth...
But...
Looking closer, he saw that it wasn't a tongue!...
That b**ch had teeth...
This novel was a good crime/mystery. I don't always like these kinds of novels because they use too much boring police procedure as their fluff and filler.
This novel had just the right amount of sleuthing, and the story flowed. And no, although the story's title is TEETH, this isn't another dreary vampire novel.
The killer was very obvious, but even so, I wanted to read on. The novel's style is very Dan Greenburg (Author of LOVE KILLS).
March 12, 2025
Girl at dentist: Hey, Doc. I think I need a filling. Dentist: Umm...why are you standing on your head then?
So many jokes I could make about this book. Basically, without giving away too much, in this small town near Toronto, evil men are losing their wedding tackle, and getting so upset about it...they drop dead. The author never really describes what causes the lacerations to the "rest" of their bodies. I guess that's up to our imaginations.
Pretty silly story with a predictable plot, but a good twist at the end (err...so to speak). The author's writing style and dialogue is average but readable, albeit with a few laughs as my warped sense of humour took over.
Hey, love. Put another sausage (weiner if you must) on the barbecue will ya?
So many jokes I could make about this book. Basically, without giving away too much, in this small town near Toronto, evil men are losing their wedding tackle, and getting so upset about it...they drop dead. The author never really describes what causes the lacerations to the "rest" of their bodies. I guess that's up to our imaginations.
Pretty silly story with a predictable plot, but a good twist at the end (err...so to speak). The author's writing style and dialogue is average but readable, albeit with a few laughs as my warped sense of humour took over.
Hey, love. Put another sausage (weiner if you must) on the barbecue will ya?
December 15, 2021
3.75 Overall, couldn't quite give it a 4 though. The writing is well done, and the story has good flow for the most part, but the ending was sort of lack luster. There were some fun twists, but as you go along you can sort of guess what happens next. The ending did have a good twist, but as soon as it happens you can figure out the rest from there.
Spoilers below
As I stated above the ending is sort of predicable. As soon as the Detectives daughter is raped, you can guess that he will find the killer (which by now you already know is his neighbor) and have her go after his daughter's rapist. I did not see that she would be acquitted on all charges due to lack of evidence, I thought he would just ask for her help and then she would go off into the sunset, but instead of that she gets a pass and then rides off lol. Still a good story though. Very good with giving the right amount of details and not over doing things that do not matter as much.
Spoilers below
As I stated above the ending is sort of predicable. As soon as the Detectives daughter is raped, you can guess that he will find the killer (which by now you already know is his neighbor) and have her go after his daughter's rapist. I did not see that she would be acquitted on all charges due to lack of evidence, I thought he would just ask for her help and then she would go off into the sunset, but instead of that she gets a pass and then rides off lol. Still a good story though. Very good with giving the right amount of details and not over doing things that do not matter as much.
February 24, 2020
A seriously weird-ass book and I loved every minute of it.
A seriously weird ass book by an insanely talented (pun intended) writer that I'd never heard of before. I will definitely be reading more from him. Or her...not sure which it is. BUT THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. The foreword was strange, indirect, all over the map without really telling you anything definitive about the book. Having read it, I find myself similarly speechless. Look, just download the preview and read the prologue. You'll know immediately whether to read it, or set it on fire and perform an exorcism.
A seriously weird ass book by an insanely talented (pun intended) writer that I'd never heard of before. I will definitely be reading more from him. Or her...not sure which it is. BUT THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. The foreword was strange, indirect, all over the map without really telling you anything definitive about the book. Having read it, I find myself similarly speechless. Look, just download the preview and read the prologue. You'll know immediately whether to read it, or set it on fire and perform an exorcism.
August 17, 2023
Contemporary Masterpiece of A Thriller Mystery
A poignant and contemporary thriller that you won't want to put down. It being well researched, interesting, thought provoking, and a real page turner too, all make this a masterpiece in my eyes. I really like the father daughter relationship too. Some men may be turned off because of the nature of the mutilations, but this is a story that needed to be told, and Edo Van Belkom did it brilliantly.
A poignant and contemporary thriller that you won't want to put down. It being well researched, interesting, thought provoking, and a real page turner too, all make this a masterpiece in my eyes. I really like the father daughter relationship too. Some men may be turned off because of the nature of the mutilations, but this is a story that needed to be told, and Edo Van Belkom did it brilliantly.
May 29, 2024
I'm not sure if this is supposed to be a feminist story because you can tell it was written by a man (tons of g-strings, nipples and round breasts). Still, it was entertaining and gross, in a good way.
June 5, 2020
The best book ever written about a woman with a killer vagina.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 18, 2024
This book is seriously twisted and not for everyone. It kind of defies description except to say that if you are easily disgusted then this book is probably not for you. Bad people are treated badly but does that justify the means? I like van Belkom's writing style so I liked the book.
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