Leonine Lunacy Grips Texas Town

As they are wont to do, tales of lions on the loose crop up now and again. We are in the midst of a "now". The folks around Marshall, TX are reporting an African lion biting down on their neck of the woods. Texas Cryptid Hunter blog examines the issue. Over the past century, Oklahoma has had several escaped lion flaps, which you can read more about in the forthcoming sequel to Strange State, aptly titled "Stranger State".

On a side note, I've just begun the latest book in the Douglas Preston / Lincoln Child "Pendergast" series, which begins with the hunt for a man-eating lion with an unusual red mane...