A Canadian zoologist in a head-on clash with a man-eating Royal Bengal tiger in the jungles of Bangladesh. This book is a land-based Jaws!
Canadian zoologist Gray Pendennis is pushing his limits. desperate to find and protect a man-eating Royal Bengal tiger in a Bangladesh jungle, he is in a race against time as two bereaved fathers, whose daughters were killed by the striped predator, team up to hunt the menace. Working far from civilization, the three men are on a collision course beyond the boundaries of conscience. The rogue tiger's kills escalate and the zoologist's work is complicated by his fascination for a beautiful woman and her underwater archaeologist husband as they too join the hunters and the hunted where the mangrove forest meets the Bay of Bengal. A poacher -- a high ranking military officer -- throws himself into the mix, adding another, deadlier force to the potent equation. The tiger, top of the food chain in his environment, uses stealth and cunning to gain the advantage, only to lose it as nature darkens the world.
Excerpt
Like an express train, the tiger came down the jungle path. He didn't slow. He didn't take note of the wooden jetty. The enraged, hungry tiger flew through the air from the high bank, missing Ali by the thickness of a man's skin. He snatched Hassan's body in mid-flight and hit the water halfway across the river. Knocked off balance, Ali somersaulted after them. When he surfaced, coughing and spluttering, choking on the soupy river, all he could see was the empty boat and the jetty.
Professional Reviews
Review of Relentless Pursuit
Anthony Dalton’s “Relentless Pursuit” is a dramatic book that both entertains and educates its readers. From Dalton’s many visits to Bangladesh, he can solidly weave his hero’s battles to save the endangered Royal Bengal Tigers by his in depth study of Timur - a man eating rogue that becomes a main character. His other characters ranging from sensuous beautiful women to local trackers, from business men to an army general, from environmentalists to archeologists, and others are all profiled in believable ways, displaying their motives and morals, their passions and purposes. Dalton’s story telling reaches beyond a fast action story to link the lives west coast Canadians and Bay of Bengal citizens with the emotions of his international readers who are quick to accept these varied personalities. Gray Pendennis is an idealistic, yet realistic modern hero.
Dalton’s knowledge of the Bengal culture and climate as well as flora and fauna enriches his novel with specific details: of how paw print or identify tigers, see the brilliant blue feathers of a kingfisher’s wing, taste the baked chicken stuffed with vegetables and herbs, hear the wailing of tiger-attacked families, marvel at tiny, tan tree frogs with transparent limbs, experience the terror of close encounters with Timur - intelligent, huge and injury-angered Royal Bengal Tiger. “Relentless Pursuit” encourages readers to search out other Anthony Dalton titles -- even venture to travel on his past routes.
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