num_pages: 288
description: A unique blend of natural history and crime drama Shell Games by Craig Welch is a riveting tale of rogues scoundrels and the hunt for natures bounty in the tradition of The Orchid Thief. A stranger-than-fiction true story centered around a larger-than-life character who pursued a larger-than-life clamthe Geoduckand then led wildlife police on a two-year-long chase Shell Games is enthralling and remarkable from page one on.
language: English
title: Shell Games: Rogues, Smugglers, and the Hunt for Nature's Bounty
publisher: William Morrow