Examines the issue of animal trafficking, looking at what it is, why it takes place, and what regions are most heavily involved in the crime.

Imagine The Sopranos, with snakes! The Lizard King is a fascinating account of a father and son family business suspected of smuggling reptiles, and the federal agent who tried to take them down. When Bryan Christy began to investigate the world of reptile smuggling, he had no idea what he would be in for. In the course of his research, he was bitten between the eyes by a blood python, chased by a mother alligator, and sprayed by a bird-eating tarantula....

While in her second year at Explorer Academy, Sailor discovers her older sister's sudden disappearance may be linked to an illegal and deadly animal-trafficking ring and must choose to embrace her destiny to find the truth.

Describes how the author found herself in the middle of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife agent's hunt for notorious butterfly smuggler Yoshi Kojima.