What's the Time, Mr Wolfdog?

1) “I was on the edge of my seat reading this well-written, fast-paced thriller/horror novel. Tim Connery finds himself alone at Christmas, his workshop surrounded by a pack of vicious, starving hybrid dogs which have escaped from the local pound. It was reminiscent of some of Stephen King’s stories, with the tension ratcheting up as Tim has to dig deep into reserves of toughness and resourcefulness and resort to increasingly desperate measures to survive.” DJ Reid — Goodreads

2) “First off, this is very much an in-your-head situation of a lone Christmas-er trying to enjoy a cup of tea in his English cottage. Then things get creepy in a Robert Frost kind of way! Next, we learn the cottager, Tim, is extremely erudite, despite a kind of writer’s block, and some Poe comes to mind as he pores over his collection of quaint and forgotten lore, as it were. Then we get some Stephen King vibes, not only foreshadowed by the writer’s block/The Shining connection, but also by the wolf-dog, which steers us into a full-on Cujo action sequence.” S. W. Wilcox — Goodreads

3) “This book delivered like a B-movie... it had a feeling of Evil Dead meets Norm from Cheers. It was glorious in its silliness at times. Just when you think it’s wrapping up, something even crazier comes out of the woodwork.

I read it in one sitting, and that doesn’t happen often. Funnily enough, the last time I can remember it happening with a full-length book was when I read Pet Sematary on a stone tablet back in 1984.” Adam Shore — Goodreads

4) “The character’s isolation kept tugging at my curiosity strings, and I was desperate to find out more about his dark and scarred past. It was quite a page-turner, and judging from the reviews it has gathered, others seem to share this thought. Great job on the storyline and the writing style!” Chris Wright — Goodreads

5) “This was quite a unique book. Filled with Bible references, literary quotes, and French and Latin speech, I certainly felt I got a glimpse of the enormity of the author’s mind and ideas for this story. It is billed as a psychological thriller, which I think is spot on: dark, gloomy, chilling, and at times brutal.” Mark Kloss — Goodreads

6) “Wow, a great book! The author has just shown us all what a master storyteller he is. This book has the lot. Full of suspense and very cleverly written.” The Badger — Amazon

7) “I had the privilege of hearing this story from the author one evening a few years ago. I had read and enjoyed several of his books, and he told me about this story he was plotting. I was delighted when it appeared in print, and it sits alongside his other works in my library at home.

I worked in Hollywood for a number of years and had the good fortune to meet and listen to a number of influential authors in the fantasy and speculative fiction genres, such as Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles), Richard Matheson (I Am Legend, Somewhere in Time) and A. E. van Vogt (The Voyage of the Space Beagle, The Weapon Shops of Isher). They were all master storytellers, and Stephen Willis slips into that role with ease.” G. L. — Amazon