Foosa! Primal Instinct

by Edward J. Begen

On the island of Madagascar there lives an ancient creature known as the fossa, or "foosa" to the locals. Small and ferocious, it is the meanest and most bloodthirsty creature known to modern man. It has little to do with humans and so consequently, little is known about it. But many on the island believe that the modern fossa’s ancient, giant ancestor still lives along the island’s eastern coast. With Madagascan deforestation taking place at an alarming rate, revelation of the truth about the creature once thought to be extinct is inevitable and imminent. Should the giant fossa still prove to exist, the consequences of forced human interaction may be disastrous. Edward J. Begen has taken these scientific facts and written a remarkable debut novel about a confrontation that may very soon become a reality. "Foosa! Primal Instinct" tells the story of Blaine Gibbons, a young field researcher working in Madagascar, as he and a team of experts search for signs of a murderous creature thought to be long extinct – the giant fossa. As the death toll mounts, legend becomes reality, and Blaine and his colleagues find themselves in a race to find the fossa and end the bloody rampage of a creature simply following instincts forced into the open after its habitat is destroyed by man. "Foosa! Primal Instinct" is a debut thriller that mixes fact and fiction with explosive results.

324 pages, Hardcover

First published November 17, 2004

Reviews

[Anne Marie Rouse · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great read. Especially after the second or third chapter. A real page turner.