Wolvers by Taylor Brown
Publication Date: April 7th 2026 by St. Martin's Press & Recorded Books
Pages: 320
Audio Book Length: 9hrs 7min
Narrator: Ramiz Monsef
Source: Publishers
Rating: ★★★★½
My
Thoughts:
Trace Temple is bitter after losing his family’s New Mexico
ranch, a loss he pins on the protected wolves roaming the land. So, when a
local militia hires him to track down and kill One‑Eleven, the famous female wolf
who survived her mate’s death and raised her pups against all odds, Trace
agrees without hesitation.
But the hunt doesn’t go as planned. A run‑in with a
mysterious mountain recluse named Horn, followed by a near‑fatal accident,
forces Trace to confront the wilderness, his own mortality, and the beliefs. By
the time he makes it out, he’s not the same man who went in. His shift in
perspective doesn’t sit well with the militia.
Unfortunately, walking away isn’t that simple. Trace soon
realizes these dangerous men haven’t abandoned their mission, or their grudge.
As a new hunter enters the chase, both he and One‑Eleven find themselves in the
crosshairs.
Wolvers is a compelling blend of thriller and
character study, following Trace, the new hunter, and One‑Eleven herself. Yes, the wolf gets her own POV, and I loved
every minute of it! I was rooting for her and her little pack from the very
beginning. Trace’s bitterness made sense, but watching him gain clarity,
compassion, and even a spark of happiness (there’s a touch of romance) was
deeply satisfying, especially as danger closed in around him.
The writing is beautiful and atmospheric without slowing the pace.
I alternated between an e-copy and audiobook, and can recommend
either format. Narrator Ramiz Monsef was new to me, but he delivered a standout
performance, giving each character a distinct voice and emotional weight that
heightened the entire experience.
4.5 Stars
Book Description:
From the Southern Book Prize winning author of Rednecks: a thrilling novel of pursuit, survival, and redemption between two species in the American Southwest
Broke, dispossessed, and angry at the government after losing his family’s New Mexico ranch, Trace Temple is looking for revenge. He’s living out of his truck when a shadowy militia movement hires him to take down the legendary she-wolf of the Dark Canyon pack, One-Eleven. But One-Eleven is no ordinary wolf. Cunning, fiercely protective of her young, and seasoned in the ways of men, she leads her pack deep into the forbidding desert peaks and canyons, always one step ahead of pursuit.
After a harrowing brush with death in the backcountry, Trace has a change of heart—only to be replaced by a professional hunter and assassin named Murdoch, who ruthlessly pursues his animal quarry while stalking Trace himself.
To survive, Trace must join forces with a pair of unlikely a survivalist animal protector who deploys feral senses and deep wilderness skills to protect the wolves, and Imogen Cruz, a local rancher, childhood friend, and unrequited love of Trace’s early years. Together, they must fight to protect not only themselves and the Dark Canyon pack, but ultimately, the Gila Wilderness itself—the world’s first designated wilderness area.
In Wolvers, award-winning author Taylor Brown presents a suspenseful, thrillingly-written tale set at the burning edge of today’s Southwest, where once-extinct wolves have returned, the land is tinder-dry and fragile, and desperate men seek to reclaim what they believe is theirs to rule.
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