Shaitan: A Novel About Man into Beast by Max Ehrlich

Description: Description from goodreads.com: An interesting read-- something like a Kipling adventure story set in India circa late 1920s. The lead, Brooke, starts off the book living the good life in London. He served in the British army in WWI and then went to India. While in India, he earned a reputation as the best hunter of 'man-eaters': tigers and leopards who develop a taste for humans. After a close shave with one leopard, Brooke forswears ever returning to India.However, a new man-eater has arisen, called Shaitan by the locals. Rumor has it that it is a reincarnated swami in a leopard's body out for vengeance on the town that killed him; in any case, he is leaving a huge trail of bodies. At the same time, Gandhi is emerging as a leader demanding independence from India and the Raj is on the ropes. Various levels of government, including the prince of England, plead for Brooke to go back to India to kill Shaitan. If the Raj cannot even protect villagers from a man-eater, what good are they after all? Finally, Brooke returns.This is more a classic adventure story with a romance thrown in than horror. It does give a feel for India, albeit from a Kipling-like perspective. The inclusion of Gandhi was interesting, as was the representation of him from England's perspective. Click on the 'Visit Store' link above to find many other interesting books, magazines, games and other items in It Was the Best of Times for a Book. If you purchase more than one item in a single transaction, eBay adds the shipping charges instead of calculating them. I do refund excess paid shipping. Thank you for looking.

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