The Anteater of Death
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781590585603 (1590585607)
Publish date: December 1st 2008
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Pages no: 261
Edition language: English
Series: A Gunn Zoo Mystery (#1)
Rating: 3.5* of fiveThe Book Description: But if Lucy, the pregnant Giant Anteater from Belize, didn't kill the man found dead in her enclosure, who did? California zookeeper Teddy Bentley must find the real murderer before her furry friend is shipped off to another zoo in disgrace.Then another huma...
The book had a lot of charm involved, particularly the parts related to animal behavior and the nuances of the fictional setting that felt like a real place you could find in Northern California. However, the mystery itself was not the drawing point of the novel and often took a backseat to Teddy's ...
Theodora Bentley (Teddy) arrives at work at the Gunn Zoo to find that one of her charges, pregnant anteater Lucy, has apparently mauled one of the Zoo Board members. Trying desperately to clear the anteater of any wrongdoing she starts to investigate the death herself. Much to the chagrin of her o...