The Koala of Death, Betty Webb
The Koala of Death, Betty Webb
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The Koala of Death
A Gunn Zoo Mystery

Author: Betty Webb

Narrator: Hillary Huber

Unabridged: 9 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/2010

Synopsis

When zookeeper Theodora Teddy Bentley fishes the body of Koala Kate out of Gunn Landing Harbor, she discovers that her fellow zookeeper didnt drown; she was strangled. The clues to Koala Kates killer implicate other animal keepers at the Gunn Zoo, including Outback Bill, marsupial keeper and Kates Aussie exboyfriend; and Robin Chase, the big cat keeper whos got it in for Teddy. Also displaying suspicious behavior are a shady animal psychic and even Caro, Teddys muchmarried, exbeauty queen mother. Meanwhile, to pay for repairs on the motor on her beloved houseboat, Teddy agrees to appear on a weekly live television broadcast featuring misbehaving animals. Between a cuddly koala, a panicky wallaby, and a killer zeroing in on her, all hell is about to break loose. A Posioned Pen Press Mystery

About Betty Webb

Betty Webb is the author of three mystery series: the Paris series, the Lena Jones series, and the Gunn Zoo series. Before writing full time, she worked as a journalist, interviewing U.S. Presidents, astronauts who walked on the moon, Nobel Prize winners, and more. A book reviewer at Mystery Scene Magazine, she is a member of the National Federation of Press Women, Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters in Crime.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Trish on January 21, 2019

This is the perfect book to pick up when you find yourself unable to read with concentration for any reason. Webb has such an easy, involving style, personable characters, and smart insights about animal habits that it is hard not to be curious where she is going with the central mystery. In the end......more

Goodreads review by Betty on April 29, 2018

The second version of the Gunn Zoo series is a terrific addition to the series. In this book Teddy finds the body of a co-worker, Koala Kate is the water near her boat. The zookeepers are named for the animal they are responsible for the animal's care. We meet several of the various co-workers and t......more

Goodreads review by Donna on November 30, 2010

Are you looking for a fun, interesting murder mystery? Well, I have one for you in "The Koala of Death" by Betty Webb. Teddy Bentley lives on the "Merilee" and works at the Gunn Zoo. After finding the body of Koala Kate in the water next to her boat, Teddy is thrown into the mystery of who killed he......more

Goodreads review by FangirlNation on May 08, 2018

In The Koala of Death by Betty Webb, Teddy Bentley wakes up one morning when she thinks she hears her sea otter friend bump up against the boat she lives on, the Marilee. But instead of seeing fur, she sees a dress and realizes this is the body of a woman. Though diving into the ocean to try to save......more

Goodreads review by Book Concierge on December 30, 2016

Book on CD read by Hillary Huber Book two in the series featuring zookeeper Teddy Bentley has our heroine discovering the body of co-worker and TV darling “Koala Kate” in the harbor. She obviously fell overboard after the previous night’s party, and in a drunken stupor drowned. Or did she? I like this......more

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