Beast: Werewolves, Serial Killers, and Man-Eaters: The Mystery of the Monsters of the Gvaudan
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Beast: Werewolves, Serial Killers, and Man-Eaters: The Mystery of the Monsters of the Gvaudan
By (Author) S. R. Schwalb
By (author) Gustavo Snchez Romero
Skyhorse Publishing
Skyhorse Publishing
16th February 2016
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
364.152309448109033
Physical Properties
Hardback
352
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 28mm
635g
Description
Using modern biology and history to investigate a series of grisly deaths in the countryside of 18th-century France. Something unimaginable occurred from 1764 to 1767 in the remote highlands of south-central France. For three years, a real-life monster, or monsters, ravaged the region, slaughtering by some accounts more than 100 people, mostly wome
Reviews
"This gripping and suspenseful account, which conjures up the intense fear of the period, is fascinating."
Publishers Weekly
"This gripping and suspenseful account, which conjures up the intense fear of the period, is fascinating."
Publishers Weekly
Author Bio
Gustavo Snchez Romero, based in the Canary Islands, has published two books and numerous articles and holds a degree in Biological Sciences with an emphasis in Zoology, Geology, and Paleontology.
S. R. Schwalb has been employed in publishing and advertising for many years and is currently a writer and editor based in the New York area.
