This riveting narrative tracks four researchers, including scientists from The Field Museum, as they attempt to unlock the secrets of the lions of the Tsavo area of East Africa. In 1898 a pair of Tsavo lions, whose remains are on display at The Field Museum, killed and ate an estimated 135 people. Author Phil Caputo explores both sides of the scientific debate about the nature of the elusive lions of this area, who are distinguished by their maneless males, their unusually large size and their historic taste for human prey.

275 pages.
Hardcover.
Color and b/w illustrations.
9" x 6".