Hunt for Justice: The True Story Of An Undercover Wildlife Agent - Paperback

by Lucinda Schroeder (Author)

NOW IN PAPERBACK! "A true story that reads like a mystery."-Tony Hillerman

"A suspenseful page-turner and a tale of true courage."
-Ted Kerasote, author of Bloodties

"Schroeder illuminates an unusual, insular world with unflinching grit."-Publishers Weekly

For thirty years Lucinda Delaney Schroeder held an unusual government position: She was one of a handful of women special agents with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In August 1992 she accepted an assignment that forever changed her life. The petite blonde left behind her husband and seven-year-old daughter in Wisconsin and posed as a divorcee big-game hunter in Alaska in order to infiltrate an international ring of poachers out for trophy wildlife. A Hunt for Justice takes readers along during Schroeder's dangerous mission. More than an adventure or true-crime tale, it is the story of a woman surviving in a male-dominated field, a woman against the wilderness, and a wife and mother risking it all for a cause she believes in. Selected for the 2007 Amelia Bloomer Project list of recommended feminist literature for young readers.

Back Jacket

From 1974 to 2004, Lucinda Delaney Schroeder was one of a handful of women who were special agents with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In August 1992, she accepted an assignment that forever changed--and endangered--her life. Leaving her husband and seven-year-old daughter behind in Wisconsin, she posed as a big-game hunter in Alaska in order to infiltrate an international ring of poachers out for trophy wildlife. A Hunt for Justice recounts her dramatic story, which she was not legally permitted to write about until her retirement in 2004, the same year she appeared on the A&E television network to discuss the operation. In 2009 her story appeared on Investigation Discovery. More than simply an adventure or true-crime tale, it's a story of a woman surviving in a male-dominated field, a woman against the wilderness, and a wife and mother risking it all for a cause she believes in.

Author Biography

Lucinda D. Schroeder was a special agent with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from 1974 to 2004. She was not allowed to write about her experiences until she retired, but in 1994, she appeared on A&E to discuss the operation. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Learn more at www.ahuntforjustice.com