Married couple Martin and Jerome move into Martin's ancestral home after he inherits it unexpectedly. They plan to stay for a few weeks, fix up the house, and sell it. Martin's family has a dark past, one that Martin would rather forget and one that Jerome doesn't know about.
For a very short novella Koch squeezes in a surprising amount of atmosphere here. The manor house feels grand and daunting. The wine cellar is sprawling and spreads out "like spider legs". You'd imagine by looking at the cover that this is about Werewolves, and you'd be right. But also, you'd be wrong because the shapeshifters in this book aren't quite like anything I've read before.
Honestly, it's a shame that this is so short because I wanted more lore and more family history. However, this short, sharp, shocking story is more than enough to satisfy.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘷𝘢𝘥𝘦 is part of the "Short Sharp Shocks" series from Demain Publishing. While this is my first book from this series, I know it won't be my last as I'm hungry for more like this.
Pick up 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘷𝘢𝘥𝘦 here: https://www.amazon.com/Couvade-Short-Sharp-Shocks-Book-ebook/dp/B07Z6J62H3