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Irsquom Jeremy Wade biologist and fishing detective For twenty-five years Irsquove explored our planetrsquos remotest rivers and lakes hunting for monster-sized fish Itrsquos become something of an obsession for me Called ldquothe greatest angling explorer of his generationrdquo Independent on Sunday Jeremy Wade host of Animal Planetrsquos wildly popular TV series River Monsters takes viewers where no wildlife program has gone before revealing the creatures that lurk in the murky depths of our planetrsquos inland waterways Now Wade goes truly beneath the surface disclosing full details of how he tracks down and catches each species while also recounting the off-camera highlights of his extraordinary life From his arrest as a suspected spy in Southeast Asia to a plane crash in the Amazon every page of River Monsters is packed with adventure Each chapter unfolds an enthralling detective story where fishermenrsquos tales of underwater man-eaters and aquatic killers are subjected to scientific scrutiny Follow Wade step-by-step as armed with just a fishing line he closes in on his prey and separates fact from fiction From the heart of the Congo where he wrestles with supernatural goliath tigerfish to the depths of the Amazon where the most feared creature is one that could fit in your palm the results are fish of staggering proportions and terrifying demeanor Wade also reveals monsters from upcoming episodes including deadly electric eels a giant described as a cross between a shark and a chainsaw and a snake-like beast that truly is the stuff of legendIn the tradition of the most gripping adventure writing River Monsters shows that therersquos more to this world than whatrsquos visible on the surface As Wade says with a fishing line anything is possiblemdashsometimes it can even reveal the future or at least one possible version of it In similar fashion Wadersquos writings are much more than exhilarating stories they reveal a vision of the world more awe-inspiring than any individual myth made flesh Ultimately River Monsters explores the real mysteries that still exist capturing the story of one manrsquos obsessionmdashand his relentless pursuit of the truth.