Shell Games - A True Story of Cops, Con Men, and the Smuggling of America s

A unique blend of natural history and crime drama, Shell Games by Craig Welch is a riveting tale of rogues, scoundrels, and the hunt for nature''s bounty in the tradition of The Orchid Thief. A stranger-than-fiction true story centered around a larger-than-life character who pursued a larger-than-life clam--the Geoduck--and then led wildlife police on a two-year-long chase, Shell Games is enthralling and remarkable from page one on.

About the author

Craig Welch is the environmental writer for the Seattle Times, a fellow at Harvard University's Nieman Foundation for Journalism, and a two-time winner of the Society of Environmental Journalists' top prize for beat reporting.

Product details

• Authors: Craig Welch
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.04.2011
• EAN: 9780061537141
• ISBN: 978-0-06-153714-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; HISTORY: Social History, NATURE: Animals / Wildlife, NATURE: Animals / Marine Life, NATURE: Animals / Fish, SCIENCE: Natural History, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Marine Biology, NATURE: Ecology