**From the author of the 2023 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction winning Fire Weather** 'An
unbelievable tale expertly told' Patrick Radden Keefe author of Empire of Pain 'A superb book
' Daily Mail · 'Masterful . . . mesmerising rangy and relentless' Sunday Telegraph A
man-eating tiger is hunting villagers in the snowy forests of Far Eastern Russia. A small team
of men and their dogs must hunt the tiger in turn. As evidence mounts it becomes clear that
the tiger's attacks aren't random: it is seeking revenge. Injured starving and extremely
dangerous the tiger must be found before it strikes again. As he tracks the tiger's deadly
progress John Vaillant draws an unforgettable portrait of a distant and brutal region over 5
000 miles from Moscow. In the harsh depths of winter in Primorye a gripping tale of man and
nature unfolds. 'Exciting memorable - and perfectly impeccably right . . . a tale of
astonishing power and vigour' Simon Winchester author of The Surgeon of Crowthorne
'Extraordinary . . . a brilliantly told tale of man and nature' New York Review of Books
