“Riveting… An engrossing, adventure-packed ride.” — Publishers Weekly
“A tremendous novel by a rising powerhouse of a writer. Waite tells tense, thrilling stories with thoughtfulness and emotional clarity, and his prose is simply astonishing. Anyone who is late to the party couldn’t ask for a better entry point than this hybrid of crime drama and father-son story.” — Michael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author of Those Who Wish Me Dead on Sometimes the Wolf
“It’s a rare thing to balance a thriller plot on characters with such stooped shoulders, but Waite manages the feat with surprising dexterity. Another emotionally rich novel from a very special writer.” — Booklist (starred review)
“A brisk plot, well-developed characters, thoughtful reflections on the ebb and flow of family ties, and - most of all - Waite’s eloquent language describing his setting’s untamed beauty.” — Seattle Times
“A father-and-son relationship, perhaps broken beyond repair, fuels Urban Waite’s engrossing novel that skillfully exposes the complicated emotions that can stymie a once close family while also working as a superb action-adventure tale.” — Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers
“Waite . . . encourages you . . . to find out what happens while simultaneously forcing you to slow and admire the language. . . . Waite throws us into a rush of suspense and danger that tests the limits of the bond between father and son.” — James Scott, author of The Kept on Sometimes the Wolf
“Waite keeps raising his own standards with each new novel and surpassing them with his next. . . . A beauteous and frightening joy to read from beginning to end. . . . It is violent and unsettling in spots, quiet and heartbreaking in others… Waite is a marvel.” — Bookreporter.com
Two somewhat spectral killers. . . . Giv[e] the story a wildness that only gradually comes into focus. But when it does, you start to see the masterful construction of the novel, as - one-by-one - the strands of the plot create a tense and memorable net. — The Oregonian (Portland)
“Taut dialogue, language that borders on poetry even as it describes murders and mayhem, artfully drawn settings, gripping tension, and believable, complicated characters. . . . Atmospheric, poetic, and hard to classify, SOMETIMES THE WOLF is a page-turning thriller. . . . A great story well told.” — ReviewingTheEvidence.com
“Better than Cormac McCarthy. . . . Waite’s story about ex-con Dads, dangerous friends, and family loyalties peers into the same dark corners of the human psyche, but has a glimmer of warmth and humanity at its core which is lacking from a substantial portion of the noir genre.” — LitReactor.com