
Skin of the Wolf
by Sam Cabot
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Pub Date Jul 31 2014 | Archive Date Jul 01 2015
PENGUIN GROUP Blue Rider Press | Blue Rider Press
Description
Months after Father Thomas Kelly, art historian Livia Pietro, and scholar Spencer George found themselves racing through Rome in a desperate effort to locate and preserve an incalculably valuable docu-ment, the three are about to be reunited in New York City. Thomas, still trying to assimilate what he learned—that vam¬pires exist, and that Livia and Spencer are among them—is looking forward to seeing Livia again. Livia is excited to be allowed into the back room of Sotheby’s for an exclusive viewing of an ancient Iroquois mask. And Spencer’s in love. But before the three can meet, Spencer is badly injured when he’s inexplicably attacked in Central Park—by a wolf.
That same night, a Sotheby’s employee is found brutally murdered. Steps from her body is the mysterious native mask, undamaged amid the wreckage of a strug¬gle. As rumors begin to swirl around the sacred object, Thomas, Livia, and Spencer are plunged deep into a world where money, Native American lore, and the history of the Catholic Church collide. They uncover an alarming secret: The wolf is a shapeshifter, and the mask contains a power that, if misused, could destroy millions of lives with the next full moon.
In Skin of the Wolf, Sam Cabot masterfully blends historical fact, backroom conspiracy, and all-encompassing alternate reality as the Noantri discover they aren’t the only humans set apart by their natures—there are Others.
Available Editions
EDITION | Hardcover |
ISBN | 9780399162961 |
PRICE | $26.95 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews

After reading the first book in this series, "Blood of the Lamb," I had high expectations for this one. The intensity of Sam Cabot's novels is one of the things that made me so interested in the first novel and I had hoped that would continue in this book. It not only continued, but intensified.
This book is full of suspense, danger, history, mythology and most of all the purely brilliant writing that has become synonymous with the author's name. This author has a way of creating storylines that are unbelievable--but then makes you believe in them.
I loved the Native American lore that was the background for this novel. The civilisations of those who are not quite human but not quite monster were well described with intriguing detail and kept me eagerly turning pages.
The pace of this book never stops and it is one event after another, all leading to a fantastic climax. I liked that there were new characters to be discovered, but that the characters from the previous book also had new things going for them.
I didn't want this book to end. :(
If you have read the first book, get your hands on this one as soon as you can. If you haven't, then please go get a copy today.
This review is based on a complimentary copy from the publisher and provided through Netgalley. All opinions are my own.