NicholasEvans, author of The Horse Whisperer, has outdone himself in his secondnovel, The Loop. This is the story of the long war between man andwolf.

In the town of Hope, Montana, wolves are a threat tothe cattle ranchers' livelihood and, for the most part, despised. WhenDan Prior, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist, needs helptracking the wolves that have returned to Hope, he calls on his oldfriend, Helen Ross. Her arrival in Hope changes the lives of everyone intown, especially the ranching Calders family. This is a town unitedagainst wolves, and Helen struggles to save them. She gets help from anunexpected person and the book develops into an elaborate tale ofpassion and revenge. Around every turn there is a problem solved, andanother arising. The Loop has you in tears one minute and laughing thenext. Clearly this is one book you should not pass up.