Praise for Jim Ringel:"Jim Ringel gives us a hell so horrible that I'd never even considered it: a world without dogs. And now, having read it, I can only think of one hell more horrible: a world without Jim Ringel. Wolf is a spectacular book." ~Benjamin Whitmer, CRY FATHER"Ringel weaves together atmosphere, philosophy, and real emotion into one of the most interesting and unique worlds I've ever had the pleasure of visiting. A must read for anyone with a brain and a taste for noir." ~Jeff Somers, WE ARE NOT GOOD PEOPLE (Gallery/Pocket), AVERY CATES series (Orbit)"In Jim Ringel's moody noir, the dogs are all dead and society is drifting feral. Blood, howling and fangs tear open a story that is intense but reflective and constantly surprising." ~Mike Cooper, SILAS CADE seriesAbout Wolf:Johnny Wolfe carries his dog Sindra in a vial that he keeps in his pocket. He carries her out of loyalty. He carries her out of guilt. He carries her because there are no more dogs in this world. And he carries her to connect to her feral nature, so that he might take her inside himself and feel her animal wildness.Johnny's life is in shambles. His sales career at Bulldog Enterprises is on the blink. On his way to work one day he comes across a colleague who is killed by a dog. But with dogs now extinct, how is this possible? Going through his colleague's dead body, Johnny discovers the colleague is carrying a rather sizeable sales order. Figuring "he's dead, I'm not", Johnny decides to place the order as his own.Except he can't figure out what product the colleague is selling. As he gets closer to understanding the product, Johnny starts to realize it has more and more to do with why the dogs might be returning, and why they're so angry. Then he starts to wonder if maybe the dogs know more about him and Sindra, and if maybe they're angry with him.