The Koala of Death: A Gunn Zoo Mystery (Gunn Zoo Series)
Price 18.60 - 27.65 USD
When zoo keeper Theodora âTeddyâ Bentley fishes the body of Koala Kate out of Gunn Landing Harbor, she discovers that her fellow zoo keeper didnât drown; she was strangled. The clues to Koala Kateâs killer implicate other animal keepers at the Gunn Zoo, including Outback Bill, marsupial keeper and Kateâs Aussie ex-boyfriend; and Robin Chase, the big cat keeper whoâs got it in for Teddy. Also displaying suspicious behavior are several âliveaboardersâ at the harbor; Speaks-To-Souls, a shady âanimal psychicâ; and even Caro, Teddyâs much-married, ex-beauty queen mother. But murderers arenât all Teddy has to worry about. Her embezzling father is still on the run from the Feds, and the motor on the Merilee, her beloved houseboat is failing. To pay for the repairs, Teddy agrees to appear on a weekly live television broadcast featuring misbehaving animals that range from Wanchu, a cuddly koala, to Abim, a panicky wallaby â and all hell breaks loose in the TV studio. To add to Teddyâs woes, the killer zeroes in on her with near-fatal results. The Koala of Death brings a return to Gunn Zoo and the social-climbing humans and eccentric animals that made the prize-winning The Anteater of Death so popular. Readers will enjoy this behind-the-scenes peek at zoo life, and learn that poor little rich girls like Teddy lead much more complicated lives that theyâd ever imagine â especially when theyâre tracking killers.