Boston Detective Jane Rizzoli is on the case of a big game hunter found dead in his apartment, alone with the body of a beautiful white snow leopard he had recently been commissioned to procure and stuff for a high-profile museum in the area.
Medical examiner Maura Isles connects the case to a number of seemingly unrelated deaths where the victims have all been found hanging upside down, the hallmark of a leopard's kill.
Rizzoli follows the puzzling trail of clues all the way to Botswana, where she uncovers the unsolved mystery of a deadly camping safari six years prior. When she realizes the two cases are connected, Rizzoli must track down the sole survivor of the tragic trip to discover who - or what - is behind these gruesome deaths.
Settings Okavango Delta, Botswana, South Africa Maun, Botswana, South Africa Cape Town, South Africa Table Mountain, South Africa Touws River, South Africa Boston, Massachusetts
40 Chapters
Character List (view spoiler)[ Leon Gott: Taxidermist and Elliot’s father. Elliot Gott: Leon’s son who was a participant on the Botswana safari. Millie Jacobson DeBruin: One of the UK participants on the Botswana safari. She was a bookseller and came with Richard, her boyfriend of four years. She now lives in Touws River, South Africa and is married to Christopher. They have one daughter. Christopher DeBruin: Married to Millie and father of their daughter, Violet. Violet DeBruin: Johnny Posthumus: Guide for the Botswana safari. Richard Renwick: One of the UK participants on the Botswana safari. He was a well known writer in England. Sylvia Van Ofwegen: One of the South African women on the Botswana safari. Vivian Kruiswyk: One of the South African women on the Botswana safari. Isao Matsunaga: One of the Japanese participants on the Botswana safari. Married to Keiko. Keiko Matsunaga: One of the Japanese participants on the Botswana safari. Married to Isao. Clarence Nghobo: Tracker for the Botswana safari. Mikovitz: Heads the Suffolk Zoo. Greg Oberlin: Suffolk Zoo veterinarian. Alan Rhodes: Wildlife biologist specializing in large cat behavior. Debra Lopez: Zookeeper at Suffolk Zoo who was attacked by one of the large cats. Henk Andriessen: Gabe’s Interpol contact in South Africa. (hide spoiler)]
Medical examiner Maura Isles connects the case to a number of seemingly unrelated deaths where the victims have all been found hanging upside down, the hallmark of a leopard's kill.
Rizzoli follows the puzzling trail of clues all the way to Botswana, where she uncovers the unsolved mystery of a deadly camping safari six years prior. When she realizes the two cases are connected, Rizzoli must track down the sole survivor of the tragic trip to discover who - or what - is behind these gruesome deaths.
Settings
Okavango Delta, Botswana, South Africa
Maun, Botswana, South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
Table Mountain, South Africa
Touws River, South Africa
Boston, Massachusetts
40 Chapters
Character List
(view spoiler)[
Leon Gott: Taxidermist and Elliot’s father.
Elliot Gott: Leon’s son who was a participant on the Botswana safari.
Millie Jacobson DeBruin: One of the UK participants on the Botswana safari. She was a bookseller and came with Richard, her boyfriend of four years. She now lives in Touws River, South Africa and is married to Christopher. They have one daughter.
Christopher DeBruin: Married to Millie and father of their daughter, Violet.
Violet DeBruin:
Johnny Posthumus: Guide for the Botswana safari.
Richard Renwick: One of the UK participants on the Botswana safari. He was a well known writer in England.
Sylvia Van Ofwegen: One of the South African women on the Botswana safari.
Vivian Kruiswyk: One of the South African women on the Botswana safari.
Isao Matsunaga: One of the Japanese participants on the Botswana safari. Married to Keiko.
Keiko Matsunaga: One of the Japanese participants on the Botswana safari. Married to Isao.
Clarence Nghobo: Tracker for the Botswana safari.
Mikovitz: Heads the Suffolk Zoo.
Greg Oberlin: Suffolk Zoo veterinarian.
Alan Rhodes: Wildlife biologist specializing in large cat behavior.
Debra Lopez: Zookeeper at Suffolk Zoo who was attacked by one of the large cats.
Henk Andriessen: Gabe’s Interpol contact in South Africa. (hide spoiler)]