Pack of Lies is not your typical shifter novel. Brothers Matthew and Issac are werewolves who have lived in the village of Eyam since their birth four hundred years ago. They have lived amongst the villagers with a select few knowing their secret. Each full moon, the brothers retreat into the caves where they cannot get out until their wolves fade away and their bodies become human again.

One such moon, a sheep turns up dead on the moor. There is a lot of speculation as to what happened, but the brothers decide it had to have been an animal that killed the sheep. According to the vicar, the neighbors are restless. Another full moon and another dead sheep later, the boys fear their neighbors will come with torch and pitchfork.

Issac meets the handsome stranger Nathaniel and falls for him love at first sight. Matthew falls in with a weekender. And among their kinky foray, they have to figure out who is killing the sheep and why.

Minus: The writing style is not my cup of tea. I prefer books that envelop me in the writing and let me fall into the story with description and emotion and dialogue. This book more explains the actions, letting you sit in as a third viewer. The author gives each individual action the characters make instead of letting the reader infer actions. The plot meandered. I felt no sense of urgency save for one scene when villagers follow the boys into their cave. I didn't see any hints to who the killer was until close to the end of the book. I think the story could have been much stronger with slightly different pacing.

Plus: I loved the non-traditional shifter role. Neither of the boys were the overbearing alpha male role. I had a very good feel for Issac and Matthew's personalities. I liked the relationship between the boys and the vicar. Mrs Smithers was adorable. And I liked that one of the boys wasn't straight. The way the author worked the history of the town into the backstory was interesting.