01684cam a2200337 i 4500 2621211218 TxAuBib 20251114120000.0 250806s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2025019333 9781250907912 hardcover 1250907918 hardcover (OCoLC)1523284200 TxAuBib rda Parker, T. Jefferson, author. Wild instinct : a novel / T. Jefferson Parker. First edition. New York : Minotaur Books, 2025. 336 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "The hunt for the truth is the deadliest game. Lew Gale, a former Marine sniper, now an Orange County California Sheriff's detective, is assigned to track and shoot a mountain lion that has killed a man in Caspers Park, located 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 Bennet might have been the first to die, he certainly will not be the last"-- Provided by publisher. 20251114. jz. Detectives Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Real estate development Fiction. California Fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) lcgft