SMILODON

        Jason Bristol has sunk about as low as a man can sink after
a near-fatal mauling by a grizzly bear. Eighteen months after
the brutal attack, in which his only son was killed, the one
time prize-fighter and former star animal tracker has found the
only items worth tracking are the nearest fifth of whiskey and a
place to be left alone.
    Then Jason's best friend and mentor is discovered half-
buried beneath a mat of pine needles. The prospector's mangled
corpse has been mauled virtually beyond recognition. A rancher
loses a prize thoroughbred and suddenly the nightmares
responsible for Jason's downward spiral are rekindled as Jason
is thrust back into the wilderness on the trail of a predator
that defies belief.
    The time clock has begun for Norah Phelps, too, daughter of
multimillionaire real estate developer Richard Phelps whose
recent purchase of the 95,000 acre former Clarksdale Animal
Preserve has pitted environmentalist and wildlife biologist
daughter against capitalist father. Norah, responsible for
relocating the local wolf population, remains unconvinced a pack
of marauding wolves are accountable for the attacks and enlists
Jason's help in her quest for the real killer before the spate
of killings can jeopardize not only her future but also the
future of her father's prize development project.
    Against the majestic pristine backdrop of North Central
Idaho's Bitterroot Wilderness Area, the story unfolds. Jason,
with Norah's assistance, soon discovers the ghosts of his past
are nothing compared to the battle he's undertaken.
    Smilodon. A sabertooth tiger. He's angry, he's
frightened, he's hungry, and he's 12,000 years from home.

Contact:
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