American Werewolves

Emily Jane’s first novel was about aliens, her second about sea monsters, and her third is about, as the title makes clear, werewolves. In each of her books, Jane uses supernatural beings to fully plumb the depths of what it means to be human and part of a community. American Werewolves is completely bonkers, in the best possible way. Shane, a young and successful venture capitalist, is invited to join his firm’s partnership ranks, which comes with privileges such as raw, bloody steaks and chasing prey through the woods. He meets a young woman whose roommate was viciously murdered in what looks like an animal attack. The two join forces and ... well, I won’t give any more away, but let’s just say American Werewolves provides a savage yet very funny perspective on wealth disparity in America, and how we can’t outrun our ancestors.