In velvet
Subtitle: a novel
By: Burt Weissbourd
Publisher: A Vireo Book / Rare Bird Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Los Angeles, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9781940207100
Subjects: Bears; Animal mutation; Kriminalroman; Wildlife management; Amerikanisches Englisch; Wildlife conservation; Fiction
Description: The northwest corner of Yellowstone Park is closed for bear management, and Rachel, a bear biologist, is discovering some very startling animal behavior--grizzlies denning in June, swans at their wintering grounds in summer, what appear to be Irish Elk, an extinct species, with huge palmated antlers. There are also horrific mutations in the young--elk calves with no front legs, earless bear cubs, and eaglets without wings. What has gone wrong? Why is this area closed? Who's covering up these animal abnormalities in the Park? A non-stop thriller set in some of North America's wildest country, In Velvet takes you deep into the hearts of a hard case local detective and a Chicago cop as they take on a corrupt sheriff, a pathalogical poacher, and a lethal black ops manager to solve this ghastly mystery and restore the natural order in Yellowstone National Park.