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

Wait ‘til you see this one, you fuckers


He belched and tugged up his dirty jeans. He decided to change into his camouflage pants. Might as well act like the real deal if he was going after the real deal. He pulled down his two rifles from over the television and took out a box of fresh ammo. He breathed hard and his fingers fumbled a little with the cartridges.


A fucking tiger. Let’s see you laugh at this, boys.


“Woo hee! Come on, Rock, Hulk. We got us some huntin’ to do!” The Rottweilers stood and stretched, their big mouths yawning.


At the rear of the subdivision, the eight-foot-high back wall of Thousand Oaks was directly behind his trailer.


Chapter 49