Shadow Beast

By Luke Phillips

We just lost our place at the top of the food chain. Man is just meat.

Something is hunting in the Scottish Highlands - and science has no name for it.

When the stripped bones of its prey are discovered in a remote Highland glen, a small village falls under siege to a creature of terrifying power. It strikes without warning. It kills without hesitation. And once it has tasted human flesh, it will not stop.

Thomas Walker - wildlife specialist, former big game hunter, a man still haunted by the lion that killed his wife in Kenya's Tsavo - has returned to the Highlands to escape the past. But something has made the mountains its home, and now it is picking off the people he loves one by one. As the body count rises across the village of Cannich and the creature tightens its grip on the glen, Walker must face not only the animal, but a ruthless human enemy who wants him destroyed.

Because this is no ordinary big cat. Rooted in the real mystery of Britain's phantom big cats - nearly 2,000 reported sightings every year, from Bodmin to Dartmoor, origin and identity still unknown - Shadow Beast offers a terrifying, scientifically grounded, and utterly believable explanation. One that will rewrite what you thought you knew about what hunts in the dark.

"On par with Jurassic Park." - Courtney L.

"This story has heart and soul in the midst of its rampaging terror." - Bevi Debb

"The Ghost and the Darkness - set in Scotland. Read it in a single sitting." - Matt Egan, Verified Purchase

"Far surpasses any creature feature I've read. The hunter takes it down in a way I've never seen in any other novel." - Patti Lisenbee, Verified Purchase

"His hero has the potential to be one of the most loved adventure icons, in the mould of Indiana Jones." - A.K.S. Ford

A survival horror thriller set in the Scottish Highlands. Perfect for fans of creature feature horror, prehistoric predator fiction, mystery big cat thrillers, and action-packed wilderness survival stories.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0956298729
• ISBN13: 9780956298720
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Black Beast Books
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"