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)
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 an unexpected—and chilling—turn when Lew and his deputy sheriff arrive at the kill site in the Santa Ana mountains, only to discover that Bennet was dead before the lion got to him. And while Bennet might have been the first to die, he certainly will not be the last.
What I thought about Wild Instinct
I have mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, I did like these characters. Lew Gale, with his Native American background, is a dedicated detective by day, but a little shaky courtesy of his sniper experiences. He's got some scars. And his partner Daniela is similar in that she is a single mom with a teenage son who is possibly getting into some serious trouble. I really found both of these characters to be interesting and liked the pages that covered their personal lives.Bennet Tarlow's murder investigation seemed to drag for me. It took me a long time to finish this book because the action just never grabbed me enough to want to keep reading, and yet I finished the book to find out more about these characters.
Overall, a three star read for me. Interesting characters with a slow murder investigation.
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