Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prologue: Of Two Reigns of Terror ix
4. Introduction: The Beastly Tale of the Leopard of Gopeshwar 1
5. 1 . Crooked Becomings 29
6. 2 . Murderous Looks 55
7. 3 . The Cute Killer 73
8. 4 . A Petition to Kill 79
9. 5 . The Leopard of Rudraprayag versus Shere Khan 95
10. 6 . Big Cats in the City 105
11. 7 . Entrapment 127
12. 8 . Three Beastly Tales to Conclude 153
13. Acknowledgments 165
14. Glossary 169
15. Notes 171
16. Bibliography 189
17. Index 201