The Anteater of Death cover art

The Anteater of Death

A Gunn Zoo Mystery

 Preview

Get 30 days of Standard free

£5.99/mo after trial. Cancel monthly.
Try for £0.00
More purchase options

The Anteater of Death

By: Betty Webb
Narrated by: Hillary Huber
Try for £0.00

£5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for £13.15

Buy Now for £13.15

Season's Savings | £0.99/mo for 3 months

£5.99/mo after 3 months - terms apply. Cancel monthly
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 human bites the dust, the monkeys riot, the wolves go nuts - and that's just the beginning. Teddy's father, on the lam from the feds for embezzling millions, gets targeted by a local gangster. Her socialite mother, Caro, a former beauty queen who loathes Teddy's dangerous job, starts introducing her to "eligible bachelors"; but Teddy has already given her heart to Sheriff Joe Rejas, a migrant worker's son. Caro is not pleased.

Zoo life, animal lore, and the leaky ups and downs of California central-coast houseboat living create a thrilling backdrop for murder.

©2008 Betty Webb (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Animals Crime Environment Genre Fiction Mystery Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Science Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Murder Conservation Fiction Detective Exciting Heartfelt
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
All stars
Most relevant
I loved this book. Who knew Anteaters could be be so dangerous? Not that I know much about them but I do now.

Okay, the story focussed more on the running of the zoo and it's animals, than the murder and strange for me, I didn't actually mind the mystery taking a back seat. I loved the behind the scenes look at the zoo and the murder did get solved, so all's good. I say the story was more focused on the zoo but as both sides were so inter woven I am not sure it would have worked if they weren't. There was a lot going on, on so many fronts and it stayed interesting and entertaining until the very end. I never did come up with the right suspect or motive.

I liked Teddy as the main character, she was kind and caring with both the animals and humans which made her likeable and great to read about. It's definitely a series and character that I would pay another visit to.

When a dead body is found in the anteater enclosure, everybody is quick to blame the pregnant Giant anteater. Except for her zoo keeper and human friend Teddy. With the anteaters health and possibly that of her babies too, if she is shipped off to another zoo, Teddy will do anything to protect her charge. Even dating the zoo director. When evidence of the man being dead before he ended up in the enclosure turns up, the head zoo keeper is arrested for murder. Now Teddy has two friends she needs to help and in order to do that she will have to find the real killer. But when another body is discovered she becomes a suspect too. Can she clear every bodies name?
I liked the narrator. She had a pleasant voice that was just perfect for how I was picturing Teddy and her friends.

Animals and a murder what more could you want?

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.