On the Prowl is a collection of four short stories by different fantasy authors.
"Alpha and Omega" by Patricia Briggs is the launching point of Brigg's Alpha and Omega series of books with a deeper focus on the werewolf community than her Mercedes Thompson series. Anna, an abused werewolf in the Chicago pack, decides to call the Marrok, the head of all the wolf packs in North America, to report that she had seen a missing teenager from a recent newspaper article at her alpha's home. The Marrok, who had already been made aware of the situation, directs her to meet his son Charles at the airport and leaves Charles a message to stay with Anna and protect her while investigating the events in Chicago. The results of which will change her life forever.
The other stories include "Inhuman" by Wilks, "Buying Trouble" by Chance, and "Mona Lisa" by Sunny. I completely enjoyed Briggs' story. It was well written with enough plot twists to keep it interesting and sufficient character development to catch my interest enough to read the next book in the series. The three other stories were so-so. The characters didn't really catch my interest and the world in which those characters lived were more confusing and not as well developed. None of them caught my interest enough to try the later books. I would recommend reading just the first story as a precursor to enjoying Briggs' Alpha and Omega books, but wouldn't recommend bothering with the other stories.
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