Publisher's Synopsis
In a feral twist on crime fiction, Cal, a mutt with a criminal past, must step back into the world of animal violence to avenge the death of his wife & protect his pups from the inherent darkness of nature. His journey leads him out of the woods & into the dump where he spent his youth, a dump run by Maurice & his ferocious gang of rats, weasels, stoats - murderers all. Cal has to face up to his past to save his children, & protect the woods from the violence on the borders. Meanwhile the woodland community is fraying at the seams as talk of infection & sickness is spreading like wildfire. Anyone could be rabid, & turn violent at a moment's notice. The local trader, that should be bringing much needed supplies to the community has vanished. With a long winter ahead, & their protector, the great brown bear, asleep on the mountainside, can the town stop their own fears destroying them?
