{"product_id":"9781632207807","title":"Beast: Werewolves, Serial Killers, and Man-Eaters: The Mystery of the Monsters of the Gévaudan","description":"\u003cb\u003eA “gripping and suspenseful account” of a baffling killing spree in eighteenth-century France and the fear surrounding the mysterious “Beast of G\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eé\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003evaudan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Something unimaginable occurred from 1764 to 1767 in the Gévaudan region of south central France. Over the course of three years, in the remote highland, over a hundred people, mostly women and children, were murdered. Appalled reports of the events—considered to be one of the world’s first “media sensations”—suggested that a real-life monster was on the loose. As panic spread, alarmed rural communities were virtually held hostage by the unseen marauder. Louis XV even deployed dragoons and crack wolf hunters from far-off Normandy and the King’s own court to destroy the menace.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Despite extensive historical documentation, no one could agree on the origin of the terror. A feral serial killer? A werewolf? An unknown animal species? Or, as was proposed by the local bishop, a scourge of God? To this day, debates on the true nature of \u003ci\u003eLa Bête\u003c\/i\u003e continue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With historical illustrations, composite sketches by the author, on-the-scene modern-day photographs, and autopsy analysis, \u003ci\u003eBeast\u003c\/i\u003e takes a fascinating look at all the evidence, using a mix of history and modern biology to advance a theory that could solve one of the most bizarre and unexplained killing sprees of all time: France’s infamous Beast of the Gévaudan—a tale that still captures the imagination and has found its way into modern culture through films like \u003ci\u003eThe Wolfman\u003c\/i\u003e, novels like Patricia Brigg’s \u003ci\u003eHunting Ground\u003c\/i\u003e, and a History Channel documentary.","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179795890416,"sku":"9781632207807","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781632207807_p0.jpg?v=1763673801","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781632207807","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}