Review: Full Wolf Moon

Title: Full Wolf Moon
Author: Lincoln Child
Series: None
Publication Date: May 16, 2017
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Page Count: 288
Rating: 3.5/5 starfish
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Synopsis:

Legends, no matter how outlandish, are often grounded in reality. This has been the guiding principle behind the exhilarating career of Jeremy Logan, the "enigmologist"--an investigator who specializes in analyzing phenomena that have no obvious explanation--previously seen in The Forgotten Room, The Third Gate, and Deep Storm. Logan has often found himself in situations where keeping an open mind could mean the difference between life and death, and that has never been more true than now.
Logan travels to an isolated writers' retreat deep in the Adirondacks to finally work on his book when the remote community is rocked by the grisly discovery of a dead hiker on Desolation Mountain. The body has been severely mauled, but the unusual savagery of the bite and claw marks call into question the initial suspicions of a wild bear attack. When Logan is asked to help investigate, he discovers no shortage of suspects capable of such an attack--and no shortage of locals willing to point the finger and spread incredible rumors. One rumor, too impossible to believe, has even the forest ranger believing in werewolves. As Logan gets to know the remote deep-woods landscape, including a respected woman scientist still struggling with the violent loss of her father in these very woods, Logan realizes he's up against something he has never seen before.

My Review:

I received a copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Jeremy Logan has decided to visit the infamous Cloudwater, an artist's retreat where writers, artists, and musicians go to do their work in seclusion.  He checks in with every intention of finishing his monologue on heresy in the Middle Ages, but things don't go as planned.  There have been vicious and gruesome murders in the Adirondacks, close to Desolation Mountain and even Jessup, a long time friend and forest ranger, thinks they may be linked to an ancient legend involving werewolves. As Logan investigates further, he learns that some people will go to unimaginable lengths to prove a point.

I enjoyed this book but also had some issues with it.  First of all, the plot was a bit predictable.  When Logan discovered the team doing lunar research, I pretty much figured out which way the book was going to go.  The overall pacing of the story was fast and it had me turning pages, eager to see how it ended. 

When it came to the scientific explanations of the lunar lunacy study, I have to admit that there were some sections that I had to re-read a couple of times (in addition to picking up a dictionary) in order to really understand what was going on. It was hard not skip over certain parts because I felt like I was reading a biochemistry textbook instead of a mystery novel. 

Aside from that, if you are looking for a fast and creepy read, then I recommend picking this one up.