Dieter Harmon’s son Michael is on the veterinary science faculty at Montana State University in Bozeman. Dieter’s daughter, Megan, owns and operates an art studio in West Yellowstone. Among her favorite pastimes is backpacking at every opportunity on Yellowstone trails with her dad. Occasionally, they are accompanied by Amy Little Bear. There aren’t as many opportunities as Dieter would like because of his thriving reputation as a veterinarian throughout the Madison and Gallatin River regions. Rusty led a healthy, active life until his death at the ripe old age of fourteen.
The restoration of the North American gray wolf to Yellowstone National Park is complete. The latest survey revealed over one hundred wolves in eleven packs and with nine breeding pairs.
The Park contains over 900 miles of hiking trails, hosting thousands of backpackers each summer. In response to recent inquiries the U.S. Department of the Interior stated, “There is no credible evidence that hybrid wolves exist within the Greater Yellowstone Basin.”
Anonymous sources confirm that surveillance continues.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
James Marshall Smith is an award-winning author and scientist with a research career that has spanned multiple disciplines from biophysics to terrorism response. His work has taken him around the globe, providing source material for intriguing characters and alluring insight to his fiction. His first novel, Silent Source, was described by the San Francisco Book Review as a “stunning debut.” The Manhattan Book Review praised him as the “master of suspense” and compared his fiction to the writing of James Patterson.
Hybrid was a short-list finalist for the Faulkner-Wisdom Award and a finalist for the Colorado Gold Novel Contest.
James lives in Georgia with his wife June and their bossy Maltese, Georgie. You can find him online at www.JamesMarshallSmith.com.
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Praise for HYBRID
“Smith peppers his story with chilling scenes… [his] writing is full of evocative language… A creature feature that earns its suspense by rigorously developing its characters.”
“One of the year’s best thrillers. Exhilarating and original… Cerebral, complex and yet heart-pounding, HYBRID teeters at a full boil throughout. A Finalist for the 2017 William Faulkner-Wisdom Novel Award, HYBRID is a must-read.”
“…a compelling thriller when mixed together in a vivid story backed by James Marshall Smith’s science savvy and attention to crafting exquisite tension and detail into his story.”
“HYBRID is a taut, suspenseful tale of vengeance, deceit, and man’s folly in believing that humanity is top of the food chain… in the vein of JURASSIC PARK…”
“The plot was super fun… a fast-paced, entertaining read that will keep you on the edge of your seat.”
“HYBRID is equal parts adrenaline rush, scary science, and page-turning action. James Marshall Smith picks up where Michael Crichton left off, then takes things to a whole new level.”
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HYBRID
Copyright © 2017 by James Marshall Smith
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places or incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental and beyond the intent of either the author or the publisher.
Cover Artwork & Design by Slobodan Cedic, 99Designs
ISBN-13: 978-1-64062-022-3
Published in the United States of America