Lycanthropia

Natalia Kulikov has run a dozen years with artic wolves before moving to the more sedate environment of Van Nuys to attend college and get in touch with her more human side. When she dials 911 to report a murder that she smells but does not see, Natalia alerts authorities to a facet of her existence she would prefered to have left hidden. Los Angeles police have been investigating unusual killings involving wolf bites and hit upon her call as the only lead in the case. Not only do the authorities take notice of her but criminal werewolves in Southern California see her as a threat. Her lone protector is a former French Canadian trapper who she can only love from a distance for fear their shared animal passions will destroy them. Jean Pierre Dumont is a dogcatcher with a unique understanding of his quarry. His success as an animal control officer for Los Angeles County stems from his own lycanthropic tendencies. Jean Pierre realizes the killers are fellow werewolves involved in the Los Angeles criminal underworld. He must hunt down and kill the others while hiding his true identity and protecting Natalia. The idiosyncrasies of this odd pair target them as suspects. the police trail Jean Pierre as he seeks out the other werewolves. Natalia, afraid that her unapproachable lover is responsible for the killings, also follows Jean Pierre, resulting in disastrous consequences. Jean Pierre becomes the prime suspect with Natalia as his accomplice. Natalia's arrest and subsequent escape lead to a city-wide man hunt. Both the police and the criminal werewolves trail Natalia as she alternately changes from human to wolfen to confuse her pursuers. Only when the opposing werewolves capture Jean Pierre does Natlaia confront her tormentors. She must stay only a few steps ahead of the police to lead a crack inter-agency law enforcement team toward theor true ememies. Natalia and Jean Pierre risk everything against overwhelming odds as the culmination of a dozen ancient curses desce