The plot focuses on a vampire family called Damforth, made up of sadistic creatures of the night who don't quite want to follow the "keep a secret" code of vampirism. They like to make a mess when they kill - a big one. One of these monsters becomes attached to a bully-magnet named Nicholas, who lives with the typical overbearing, disappointed dad, the weak, addicted mother and the constant abuse by dimly-lit peers that has become stock for fictional bully-magnets. We're not sure why the vampire likes him - and especially likes him enough to defy her leader - but she does.

The characterization throughout Teeth is really a bit like that: we're never totally sure why people do what they do; we just ride along while they do it and count the dead bodies. If you like high body count horror, this is definitely an interesting read - but don't be lured in by promises of romance or police thriller, as neither aspect feels totally believable in this plot. As a pure horror novel - it works. Teeth offers good, solid writing and plenty of action - definitely an unusually strong self-published book.