Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades

Brigid says: This fast paced narrative nonfiction about alligator poaching reads like fiction. National Geographic writer Renner’s debut novel follows Jeff Babauta, an undercover Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer, alligator poacher Peg Brown, and the agency’s Operation Alligator Thief. This fascinating story could only happen in Florida, and dives into the fragile Everglades ecosystem and those who are trying to protect it from harm. Think Susan Orlean’s The Orchid Thief with a dash of Tiger King.