30. Wolfhound Century–Peter Higgins

  

 

I received this as an Early Reviewer Book:

My major complaint about the book: It ends on a cliff hanger. Hate that in any book, and dinged the rating I gave it accordingly.

The above said, I did enjoy the book, although the first 50 or so pages were very confusing. Having a Glossary for all the Russian (?) and made up words would have been immensely helpful. A lot of my confusion was not knowing exactly what the heck so many words meant/signified/hinted. 

The story is based on Russian fairy tales which I don't know so that made it a bit harder. But the main thrust of the story is that a police investigator is sent to the major city of this country (Vast) to do some secretive investigations.  We don't know anything about his background and he himself knows very little. He arrives in the city and immediately finds out there are plots within the police and that he can trust no one. He searches out an old friend he grew up with for assistance. The more he learns, the less he knows.

One thing he does learn is that while everyone thinks that all the 'angels' who fell to earth died, there is in fact one who is alive and is trying to take control of people, things, groups, to change the world the way he wants it.