Night of the Grizzlies

By: Jack Olsen

Narrated by: Kevin Pierce

Jack Olsen's true account, traces the causes of the tragic night in August 1967 when two separate and unrelated campers, a distance apart, were savagely mangled and killed by enraged bears.

The award-winning author of thirty-three books, Jack Olsen’s books have published in fifteen countries and eleven languages. Olsen's journalism earned the National Headliners Award, Chicago Newspaper Guild's Page One Award, commendations from Columbia and Indiana Universities, the Washington State Governor's Award, the Scripps-Howard Award and other honors. He was listed in Who's Who in America since 1968 and in Who's Who in the World since

• The Philadelphia Inquirer described him as "an American treasure."

Olsen was described as "the dean of true crime authors" by the Washington Post and the New York Daily News and "the master of true crime" by the Detroit Free Press and Newsday. Publishers Weekly called him "the best true crime writer around." His studies of crime are required reading in university criminology courses and have been cited in the New York Times Notable Books of the Year. In a page-one review, the Times described his work as "a genuine contribution to criminology and journalism alike."

Olsen is a two-time winner in the Best Fact Crime category of the Mystery Writer’s of America, Edgar award.

©1996 Jack Olsen (P)2025 Jack Olsen Literary Works, LLC

Night of the Grizzlies by Jack Olsen

A good story once again showing the stupidity of humans. It’s sad about the grizzlies that got killed due to people being uneducated about wildlife.

So descriptive and loved the reader

I loved listening to this book on our way to glacier national park.

A few questions I have at end of book but thoroughly enjoyable

Stunning book and narration

Great level of detail and suspense building for a tragedy that’s hard to fathom living through.

Gripping

Loved this book- well researched and detailed. Did not appreciate how 99% of the women were depicted as tearful and hysterical, while most of the men were brave and calm, but that may be related to the bias of time it was written.

Thought provoking

This was a great story and one I will have on top of mind days to come. Sad and thought provoking.