Night Kill, Ann Littlewood
Night Kill, Ann Littlewood
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Night Kill

Author: Ann Littlewood

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 8 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2008

Synopsis

Iris Oakley, a young zookeeper at the Finley Memorial Zoo, hopes to reconcile with her newly sober husband, Rick. But when hes found dead drunkand deadin the lion exhibit, a paralyzing mix of grief and anger keeps Iris from questioning the assumptions around his death. But Iriss friends motivate her to prove that her husband could not have died the way it appears. Meanwhile, Iris must also adjust to losing her beloved job as feline keeper and instead learn to be a bird keeper. The zoos veterinarian respects her skills, but the foreman and senior birdkeep seem to prefer that she get a job elsewhere. After Iris survives a series of nearfatal accidents, she begins to understand what really happened to Rick. But first Iris must survive to prove it.

About Ann Littlewood

Ann Littlewood worked for the Oregon Zoo for twelve years as a zookeeper before a career in business writing with Kaiser Permanente. She lives in Portland, Oregon, across the river from Vancouver, Washington, the home of the fictional Finley Memorial Zoo. She is a lifelong environmentalist and a volunteer with the Audubon Society of Portland. She restricts her private zoo to one small dog and an earthworm colony.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joseph on June 28, 2012

Kind of a dud of a mystery, not much detecting done or clues, really. A bit interesting regarding how a zoo might be run, but really, if you want to read a mystery with a good zoo premise, I'd suggest reading The Anteater of Death by Betty Webb instead.......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on April 23, 2012

Ann's a college friend and this is her debut novel from Poisoned Pen Press. She worked for years as a zoo keeper, and set her mystery, um, behind the bars. The animal stuff is way, way cool, and the story moves right along. No sf/f elements, but I suspect a huge interest overlap. Do check it out if......more

Goodreads review by Gail on December 17, 2011

Iris Oakley is a young zoo-keeper in felines married to a keeper in reptiles. Their short marriage has been changed from passionate and caring to distant and uncommunicative highlighted by her husband's over-enjoyment of beer. One night after she explodes and he storms out of the place to stay with......more

Goodreads review by Sandy on February 24, 2022

Excellent! Very well done mystery, great place (a zoo!), terrific characters, nicely complex plot...and did I mention a zoo setting? -:) Also, I don't know what happened to Littlewood. It seems there should be more in this series.......more

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