In Tooth and Claw

On the surface Diana Hutchins has everything-fabulous wealth trips abroad an apartment in the glittering city-but despite these riches she suffers a profound malaise. Confronted with the realization that an authentic life might mean renouncing everything she's taken for granted Diana leaves the caged city for a wide-open world where a feral presence haunts-and then begins to inform-her every action. Meditative and haunting IN TOOTH AND CLAW mines deep into the human experience asking if we live in a world today that no longer allows us to recognize our inner animal selves. It is said by some that storytelling is a lost art. So when you encounter a storyteller of the first order as is the case with Michael Luders treasure the experience. And this novel is a true treasure a tale told by a master in full command of his art. --Slaton White deputy editor Field & Stream