{"product_id":"the-beast-robert-willsher-9798242424920","title":"The Beast","description":"\u003cb\u003eNew Edition reformatted better font and text 26\/7\/2026\u003c\/b\u003eSomething feral stalks the moors of Exmoor. Locals whisper of the Beast-an old legend, blamed for dead sheep and vanishing hikers-but when the mutilated body of a tourist is discovered in a Lynmouth seafront car park, it becomes clear this is no folktale.\u003cbr\u003eDetective Inspector Rob Garland, newly reassigned to North Devon after a career in the Met, is first on the scene. Hardened by urban crime but unfamiliar with the region's murky folklore, Garland dismisses the whispers-until the body count rises and each victim shows signs of a predator that shouldn't exist.\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, a retired special forces officer, Major Ian Saige, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ereceives a coded message from a former colleague. Something has escaped containment from a facility that officially doesn't exist-NyxGene, a biotech contractor operating in the shadows. One of their chimeras, an apex predator bioengineered using spliced DNA from a Smilodon and other organisms, has broken free. Worse still, it's adapting.\u003cbr\u003eAs Garland, Saige's and other ex-military paths converge, they uncover a conspiracy rooted deep within government and corporate secrecy. With NyxGene enacting a brutal cover-up operation, anyone asking the wrong questions is silenced-some permanently.\u003cbr\u003eAs the creature grows bolder, its kills more theatrical, Garland, Saige, and a small group of allies must trap and eliminate the Beast before it disappears for good-or worse, breeds.\u003cbr\u003eSet against the brooding beauty of Exmoor, \u003ci\u003eThe Beast\u003c\/i\u003e blends dark folklore with cutting-edge science and military realism. It explores themes of exploitation, institutional denial, and the blurred line between predator and protector. With echoes of \u003ci\u003eDog Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWatchers\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a horror-thriller with claws-and a conscience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Willsher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798242424920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Robert Willsher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084066234623,"sku":"9798242424920","price":10.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-beast-robert-willsher-9798242424920","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}