This unsatisfying journey is less about cryptids than it is about soap opera–esque family intrigue.

Named for it’s unfortunate stench, the Skunk Ape is said to roam the Everglades, eluding even the most avid cryptid hunters. An abrupt action sequence on the last few pages leaves many questions unanswered and plot lines dangling. Most may associate Big Foot with the Pacific Northwest, but in the opposite end of the country South Florida residents are claiming to have encounters with the Skunk Ape. Monsters of legend come to life The third thrilling title in Roland Smiths popular Cryptid Hunters series.A mysterious creature, a missing girl, and danger at. Logic takes a back seat when a convoluted family tree begins to emerge (though the author plants a clue at the start, when he says of the twins, 'but you wouldn't know it if you saw them together')-it turns out Grace is not only Wolfe's daughter but Blackwood's granddaughter (Wolfe married Blackwood's daughter), while Marty is indeed Wolfe's nephew.

Gunshots rang out, their volume stinging my ears. Ill allow you to avert your gaze while I feast.' Grasped by utter hopelessness, I turned the other way, hugging myself as I shut my eyes. Travis Wolfe, their uncle, is a reclusive 'cryptozoologist' who lives on the private island Cryptos and researches animals 'whose existence has not yet been proven scientifically.' Wolfe's archenemy, Noah Blackwood, a conservationist well-known for his animal theme parks (called 'Noah's Ark') and television appearances, is secretly a ruthless collector of rare species, which he then 'harvests.' Wolfe and Blackwood clash when an 'alleged dinosaur egg' enters the picture matters worsen when Grace and Marty are accidentally airdropped into the Congo, and Blackwood turns out to be hunting not just the egg but Grace herself. The man beside me had started to cry, sobs of fear shaking his shoulders. As the novel opens, 13-year-old twins Grace and Marty meet the uncle they never knew when their parents go down in a plane crash. Style adventures may be frustrated by the small role exotic creatures play in Smith's ( Zach's Lie

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