A man. A tiger. A tornado. Jared Montaine owns a big cat rescue in Florida and faces financial pressures, getting over his ex-wife, and the challenge of suburbia creeping ever closer to his enclave for the animals. But when a tornado wrecks part of the refuge, Jared's worst fear comes to life: his Siberian tiger, Sultan, escapes. It's a big cat handler’s nightmare: a tiger on the loose, confused, lost -- and hungry. Jared races against the police, the media, and the hysterical public, all of whom are clamoring for the tiger's hide. He must re-capture Sultan before the cat is killed -- by traffic, by SWAT, or by a civilian who just wants to shoot a tiger. With fellow wildlife handlers at his side, Jared fights desperately to find and capture Sultan before the tiger injures or kills a human. Because that would lead to his worst nightmare -- having to kill the tiger he hand-raised from a cub. Jared’s commitment is tested -- to his animals, his refuge, and his belief that saving the life of even one tiger is worth losing everything.

The Tiger Whisperer

Cunningham’s voice was softer. “IA tells me you won’t reveal who threw the flashbang that started that fire.”


“We don’t know who threw it. There were a lot of flashbangs going off.”


“The department can handle a lawsuit; hell, we’ve got three lawyers on staff. But my guys don’t deserve a private civil suit on top of all the other crap they put up with.”


“I’d like to see a draft of your apology in my e-mail by end of day.”


“How is that we end up apologizing to the criminals, Kim? Why does that happen?”


“Those children weren’t criminals, they were innocent victims—”


“You can’t tell me that Dr. Meth didn’t have those kids as runners. I’m not buying it. That ten-year old stood his ground and nailed Johnny with a two-by-four when he went in the bedroom. They fought back. Ask the medics who treated my men on scene!”


Chapter 23