"Bit dangerous wandering away in here. You've seen what these creatures can do if they put their mind to it."
International Wildlife Expert, Phillip Royle, is recalled to Florida mid-flight to help find his missing former federal enforcement colleague, Daniel Morgan, soon finding Dan's messy remains in a tiger pen. But what the hell was Dan doing there? With many unanswered questions, Royle finds himself paired with Charlie Lacey, and together they become embroiled in a captivating enquiry leading to California, Mexico and then outback Australia, in an investigation involving smuggled parrots and drugs.
But for all his specialist knowledge, Royle knows that no one is ever above suspicion, even people close to him, plus things are invariably more complicated then they seem...