Chasing the Tiger

by Jane Wilson-Howarth, Betty Levene (Illustrator)

How could everything have gone so horribly wrong? Why weren't the police concerned? It is all down to 16-year-old Alex, his 12-year-old brother James and their feisty friend Bim. Armed thugs have captured the boys' parents and re taking them to a hideout high in the Himalayas. It seems only the three children have any chance of rescuing the adults from ruthless terrorists who want to publicise their cause by threatening these innocent wildlife researchers.

216 pages, Paperback

Published August 30, 2017

About the author

As a child Jane dreamed of intrepid adventures and encounters with exotic wildlife but it wasn’t until she was 22 and with a zoology degree to her credit that she started travelling: she organised a six-month expedition to catalogue the creatures living in Himalayan caves. To cut a very long story short, this trip lead to a parasitology then medical qualification, a husband and many more exotic trips. She experienced leeches, malaria mosquitoes, ticks and scorpions first hand and, realising how good information contributes to enjoyable travel, wrote her first travel health guide, "Bugs Bites & Bowels", which launched in a sixth edition in December 2023 as "Staying Healthy When You Travel". Her first book was a travel narrative, "Lemurs of the Lost World". So far, 10 of her books have been books published.

Dr Jane has lived in various very remote corners of the globe and has spent about 15 years in South Asia. Jane’s third son made his first big trip – to Nepal – at the age of three weeks. Experiences of living in rural Nepal proved a rich resource for Jane's writing as her travel biography, her first novel and her adventure stories for children bear witness.

She practised as a general practitioner / family physician for 15 years in Cambridgeshire and boasts more letters after her name than in it; she teaches extensively on travel health including an annual commitment to a workshop on diarrhoea at the University of Cambridge medical school. She has written more than 200 health features for Wanderlust magazine and her words have been published in national newspapers and the academic press. She is proud to have a tale in two of Bradt's travel anthologies, and also several in "Fifty Camels and She's Yours.".

In September 2017 she moved back to Nepal and is dividing her time between Kathmandu and Cambridge. Her Nepal photos are on Instagram @longdropdoc and she tweets (occasionally) also as @longdropdoc. Her blogs are on her author website www.wilson-howarth.com where there are photogalleries relating to her books.

Reviews

[Jan Milusich · Rating 5 out of 5]

With amazing details Jane Wilson-Howarth takes readers on another adventure in Nepal with Alex and James. I couldn't stop reading 'til I found out the ending!

[Kritisha Singh · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is one of the few books I finished reading in one sitting. It takes you to an adventurous tour of rural Nepal with 2 siblings which are poles apart in their characters. Ever mischievous James keeps you entertained and wild animals you meet along the way keeps you enthralled all the while. There are so many twists and turns in the storyline that you can’t wait to read next paragraph and next page, often holding your breathes. It gives you a peek into rural way of thinking and their strange rituals. I was particularly surprised to read that having less children is considered as a sign of poverty in the villages while I thought it is other way round. The tussle between the mischievous James and subtle Alex is hilarious, which I could completely relate to, as I and my twin brother also have similar fights all the time

[Lizbeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

The adventures Alex and James continue on as they brave hunger and every kind of wildlife in Nepal in order to rescue their kidnapped conservationist parents is real. Young readers are introduced to Nepal's past, a time when real-life kidnappings of conservationists occurred. Not only will readers learn about the history of Nepal and the rich wildlife and foods there, they will be reminded of the grit it takes to stand up for what one believes. Beautifully told and illustrated, a real treat!

[Jane Wilson-Howarth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm so proud to see this published. I first wrote the two Alex and James adventures as bedtime stories for my then 10-year-old then went back to them and added in a bit more wildlife and some feisty girl characters. I do hope you enjoy the journey and meet some animals that are new to you, by way of Betty's wonderful drawings.

[Catherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this gripping sequel to ‘Himalayan kidnap’ we follow the adventures of two brothers searching for their kidnapped parents across the hills of Nepal. Vivid descriptions (and beautiful illustrations) of the wildlife and people they encounter bring this action-packed story to life.