Animals: A Novel

Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Amazon and the San Francisco ChronicleLonglisted for the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere (Foreign Authors)[A] galloping great read... [a] genuine work of art. Porter Shreve, San Francisco Chronicle, front-page reviewBill Reed manages a wildlife sanctuary in rural Idaho, caring for injured animals unable to survive in the wild raptors, a wolf, and his beloved bear, Majer, among them. He hopes to marry the local vet and live out a quiet life, until a childhood friend is released from prison and threatens to reveal Bills darkest secrets. Suddenly forced to confront his criminal past, Bill battles fiercely to preserve both the shelter and his hard-won new identity. Alternating between the past and the present, The Animals builds powerfully toward the revelation of Bills defining betrayaland the drastic lengths hell go to in order to escape the consequences.