Benighted (aka Bareback) by Kit Whitfield (Review by kiwigirlreads)
Benighted Plot Overview: In a world where 99% of the population changes into ravaging beasts (lunes) on the full moon - being human (bareback) is a liability. The small human percentage of the population in this world are an ill-treated minority who are perceived as disabled for their inability to transform like ‘normal people’. Lola Galley is a bareback who works for the Department for the Ongoing Regulation of Lycanthropic Activities (DORLA). DORLA, the only real job avenue for barebacks, is charged with policing the lunes, especially during the full moon when a mandatory curfew is enforced to maintain order. One night while out ‘Dogcatching’, chasing down prowling lunes who are breaking curfew, a friend and colleague has his hand bitten off and is then subsequently murdered. Lola starts to look for answers but her search will uncover more than she ever bargained for as she faces her own feelings as a member of a subjugated minority and delves into the very secret t...