Award-winning first crime novel from the author of THE RED SCREAM and UNDER THE BEETLE'S CELLAR.

Katherine Driscoll hasn't heard from her father since she was a baby -- over thirty years ago. She's filled with suspicion when he writes her a letter, promising help. How does he know she needs it? Although she's the best dog trainer in Texas, she must find $90,000 immediately or lose everything, including her beloved golden retriever, Ra.

But when she tries to take him up on his offer, she finds he's already dead, mauled by a tiger at the zoo where he was a keeper. Katherine resolves to investigate, drawn to uncover long-hidden family secrets as well as what's behind the tragedy at the zoo. It becomes all too apparent that the tiger isn't the only killer around.