Is a real, undiscovered primate stalking the swamps and suburbs of the Sunshine State?

This definitive collection of evidence plunges deep into one of America's most enduring and frightening mysteries. Journey through a century of sightings, from the earliest legends of wildmen in the cypress domes to the shocking, modern encounters captured on video and film.

Inside, you will find a chilling and methodical investigation of the creature's existence, including:

• The shocking Myakka Skunk Ape photos that baffled a sheriff's office and became a global sensation.

• A frame-by-frame analysis of the infamous Big Cypress video footage, Florida's Patterson-Gimlin film.

• The terrifying true story of law enforcement deputies who were forced to fire on an aggressive, seven-foot-tall creature in the Loxahatchee Slough.

• The incredible testimony of a wildlife biologist who came face-to-face with the beast on the edge of a high school campus.

• A stunning, recent discovery of a quarter-mile-long trackway that provides irrefutable physical proof.

From the panicked accounts of the 1970s "Broward Wave" to the methodical observations of a fence crew stalked for over a decade, this book assembles a powerful and convincing case. It moves beyond folklore and presents the unsettling story of a real, biological animal—a great ape that lives in the shadows of our world.

The evidence has been gathered. The story has been told. Now what do you believe?