Wild Instinct

A gripping high-stakes thriller by three-time Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestselling author T. Jefferson Parker ("A marvel...hits the high-water mark for crime fiction every time out." --Gregg Hurwitz)

The hunt for the truth is the deadliest game.

Former Marine sniper Lew Gale, now a detective with the Orange County California Sheriff's Department, is assigned to track and shoot a mountain lion that has killed a man in the rugged country east of Laguna Beach, California. The victim is Bennet Tarlow, a rich developer and man-about-town in upscale coastal Orange County.

The investigation takes a chilling turn when Lew and his new partner, Daniela Mendez, discover that Bennet was dead long before the lion got to him. And while he might have been the first to die, he certainly will not be the last.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Published: 11/11/2025
ISBN: 9781250907912
Pages: 336
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Library Journal 08/01/2025 pg. 6
Booklist 09/01/2025
Publishers Weekly 09/08/2025