This is the third book in "The Great White Hunter" series. A crocodile strays into the Ganges and is forced by hunger to become a man eater. It kills villagers who come to the river to bathe or to collect water. Panic takes over the area and people stop going to the river. The man eater must be hunted. But it is the age of wildlife conservation and big game hunters are extinct. Except for a few old hunters. Among'st them Henry Phibbs is the best. He is an American who has settled down in India due to his love for Indian wildlife. Villagers go and request him to come out of retirement and hunt the crocodile. Human lives are at stake. Henry accepts the offer and goes in for the hunt. Will he kill the crocodile? Read on.