Review: Savage!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 15, 2011
Harry Shannon's genre bending CLAN kicks off at a breakneck speed and it really doesn't let up. This very well-written thriller is ostensibly the story of a crumpled, battered and bruised, ex-cop, trying to track down his low life brother in law. On the way, we encounter wild biker gangs, Russian mobsters, a mysterious briefcase and, of course, the CLAN themselves.The CLAN are werewolves- centuries old- and Shannon cleverly interweaves their history - which takes in America's Old West, World War Two and the Korean War- with the crime story before arriving at a griping, high octane climax.There's also a lot of down to earth humour in CLAN too, as well as social commentary and sharp character studies, making this a very, very satisfying cross-genre read with echoes of Psycho and From Dusk Till Dawn. Recommended.