The year is 1890, and a ferocious man-eating Bengal tiger is terrorizing the country of India. Despite curfews, traps, and hunts, the beast has avoided capture with stealth, power, and near human like intelligence. Nearly everyone in the country avoids leaving their huts amid the deadly presence. Out of options, the government hires one professional hunter, then another to track and kill the beast. The task won't be easy as the hunters struggle with their own egos which prove to be just as difficult and fruitless as the hunt itself. As the deaths mount, who will emerge triumphant?"The katagi Man-Eater" is a thrilling adventure that evolves into the ultimate battle of man versus beast.
I selected this book for a challenge task, and I kind of expected this book to be a disappointment. And in that I wasn't disappointed, but I really did HOPE it would be better. Who doesn't like stories about man-eating tigers?? But it wasn't awful; in fact, it was a good enough read that I read to the last page because I wanted to find out how it ended, and I actually kind of liked Charles. It was a very fast read because the sentence structures were simple and the vocabulary easy. But - it was also repetitive, there there were some usage errors that were kind of annoying - your/you're, their/they're - and the paragraphing structure made thing feel kind of run together. I think for a first effort book, it was OK, and I would encourage this author to continue to hone his craft. He has an instinct for a good story, but he just needs to develop more skill in telling it.