American Tiger

By: Adam Skolnick

Narrated by: Adam Skolnick

The narrator of David Goggins’s Can’t Hurt Me is back with a gripping new audiobook and a father–daughter story for the ages!

A motherless nine-year-old girl glances out her school bus window and notices a tiger licking its paws behind Target. Nobody else sees it and nobody believes her, not even her father, a local game warden, because it is well known that Bell Tern has an untamed imagination. But evidence mounts and with it, the possibility that Bell is telling the truth and a most unlikely predator could be prowling a seemingly placid suburb of Los Angeles.

Based on true events, rooted in the stunning Southern California landscape, and populated with vivid characters, American Tiger is about more than a frantic tiger hunt. It’s about a child’s quest for self-discovery, her stoic father’s struggle to come to terms with their past, and the innate wildness of every living thing.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2025 Adam Skolnick (P)2025 Adam Skolnick

unexpected gem!

I came for the tiger tale and was moved by the deeper story. Such a good story and woven together beautifully. I also appreciated that the author read it himself -- great writer and reader!

Fantastic Debut Novel

American Tiger is a gripping, beautifully narrated audiobook that pulls you in. Adam Skolnick blends investigative rigor with novelistic pacing, creating a story that’s both unsettling and impossible to pause. An amazing debut work that will stick with you.

A great escape

Just finished American Tiger. I loved it! This is a thrilling and heartwarming story. It was such a great escape 🐅 ❤️

inspiring, exciting, filling

Such a well crafted story, told with heart, brains, and soul. I was hooked early and it kept me eager for more all the way until the end. Recommending it to everyone I know!

Intriguing characters

I really enjoyed the development of the story and having some familiarity with the actual story (having lived nearby at the time) made it even better ... very cool to entertain alternate fictional endings.
Also, tying in the wind phone, the original story of which I had heard on the “This American Life” podcast was an interesting and thought provoking side story. A good way to connect the relevant characters.
I thought the narration started a little adolescent but as the story progressed Adam’s narration developed nicely and improved through the changing voices and accents of the many characters.
A good read and good conversation for our book club!