Lord Of The Kill

Lord Of The Kill by Taylor, Theodore. mass_market edition. ISBN: 9780439559560.

In bestselling author Theodore Taylors novel, a 16 year-old boy must take care of his familys wildlife preserve, while handling the kidnapping of one of the most dangerous tigers known to man. When a half-eaten body is found inside a locked jaguar cage, eighteen-year-old Ben Jepson knows its no prank - someone is trying to make trouble for the Los Coyotes Big Cat Preserve and its manager, Bens father. An outspoken conservationist, Dr. Jepson has made some powerful enemies. Bens parents are on a tiger conservation mission deep in the jungle. Now Ben is the only one who can keep Los Coyotes running. But when his beloved tiger Dmitri, nicknamed "Lord of the Kill," is kidnapped, Ben must decide whether to wait for the authorities or to strike out on his own.