The Wolf in the Woods

Bloodhound Books - eBook / Paperback - April 2024

Colleen and Andrew haven't had sex in eleven weeks and three days [not that anyone's counting]. Their marriage is in crisis, they're drinking too much and both have secrets they're afraid to share.



A teetotal week in a remote cottage could solve all their problems.

But with the promised beach nowhere in sight, a broken-down car and a sinister landlord, they may not find it so easy to rekindle their romance. In this dark and funny novel, tensions build and tempers fray...

‘Dan Brotzel is a master story-teller and observer of people and relationships. What is utterly brilliant is that he takes those things and brings them out into the open with humour, suspense and unexpected twists. I could not put this book down.’

Christy Lefteri, Songbirds and The Beekeeper of Aleppo

‘Full of cutting insights into the reality of long-term relationships but not at all short on heart-warming humour, The Wolf In The Woods is a sometimes sinister but tenderly told tale.’

The Independent

‘A couple tries to rekindle their relationship through a romantic weekend getaway in the woods, but everything goes awry in a dark and extremely funny twist.’

Scots Magazine

‘Full of cutting insights... a sometimes sinister but tenderly told tale.’

Seven Days Magazine



‘Sharp-eyed but warm-hearted, Dan Brotzel’s portrait of a struggling marriage will make you wince with recognition. Happily it will also make you smile. With characters that are all-too-relatable, The Wolf in the Woods skewers the lies we tell ourselves in order to keep going. I loved it.’

Stephen May, We Don't Die of Love

‘Really impressed by this -- funny and moving and strange. You'll like it.’

Rob Palk, Animal Lovers

‘Introspective, darkly humorous, yet chilling... takes readers on a captivating journey.’

The Indie Insider

‘A real page turner layered with the perfect amount of suspense and one that I couldn’t stop thinking about long after reading!’

MrsJTea

‘Quirky, dark and original. I enjoyed its outlandish style and the dark humour.’

books.tea.and.me

‘This novel contains all the pleasures one associates with Dan Brotzel from his short story collection, Hotel du Jack – being both laugh-out-loud funny as well as deeply moving, this time with a side order of creepy and strange.

‘Brotzel deftly and humorously portrays the frustrations, deceptions, storms and tender moments of a long-term relationship, and he does so in an atmosphere of sustained suspense that keeps you gripped until the last page. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.’

Alex Woolf, Mind Swap

‘Had me chuckling and has an amazingly original storyline. Thoroughly recommended!’

BooksAndLovelyThings

‘A surprising and uniquely different novel that I thoroughly enjoyed.’

MyBookishBlogspot

‘Gripping. A great short read.’

Wanda, NetGalley