Reveals how all dogs share a common ancestry with a small group of domesticated wolves and how the vast range of canine breeds were created by a few gene mutations.

Reprint of: The wolf within : the astonishing evolution of the wolf into man's best friend. London : William Collins, 2018.

Lupa -- Darwin's dilemma -- I met a traveller from an antique land -- On the origin of wolves -- The living fossil -- Let the bones speak -- The cave of forgotten dreams -- Hunting with wolves -- Why didn't Shaun Ellis get eaten by wolves? -- Friend or foe? -- A touch of evil -- The basic framework -- We see the first dogs -- The studbook of Dudly Coutts Marjoribanks -- The emergence of modern breeds -- The dog genome -- The genetics of pedigree breeds -- The dance of life -- At the heart of the matter -- In the lab -- The scientist who came in from the cold -- The autumn muster -- The girl who talks with dogs -- Born again: cloning your dog -- Beyond the reach of reason.