When the director of the Minnesota Valley Zoo is murdered and the new crocodile handler is arrested for the crime, zookeeper Lavender "Snake" Jones rushes to prove her friend's innocence. But is she really helping? Each lie she exposes only serves to strengthen the case against him, rattles her belief in those she trusts and threatens her own life. DEATH ROLL was the first mystery novel to feature a zoologist sleuth and reveal what goes on behind the exhibits of a major metropolitan zoo.
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By Michael Allan Mallory (Minneapolis, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Death Roll: A Snake Jones Zoo Mystery (Paperback)
"An exciting zoo setting with snappy, right-on dialogue and fast pacing. I loved Death Roll."
---Mary Ann Grossmann, The St. Paul Pioneer Press "A competent debut with engaging characters and an intriguing behind-the-scenes look at zoo life." --Kirkus Reviews "This book is by turns amusing and creepy---in a good way. Snake and Jeff are a great team, the plot is nicely twisty, and action is fast-paced." ---Crimespree Magazine "...I have never read another story set behind the scenes in a zoo, and that alone made it fascinating and intriguing. But the plotting and writing were also both first rate, and extremely sophisticated. It was a book I did not want to put down, and just kept reading till I reached the end. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED." --Eden Embler, I Love A Mystery Newsletter "Death Roll...introduces an original protagonist in zookeeper Snake Jones, a determined woman who prefers khaki over pastels and hiking boots over heels. Snake is a breath of fresh air to the mystery genre, even if that air is tainted with the pungent odor of animal droppings. Death Roll is a fun read and well plotted mystery, appropriate for most ages, with a unique settings, and colorful characters of both the two-and-four-footed variety." --Sue Ann Jaffarian, author of the Odelia Grey mysteries. "A female zoologist named Snake, a hungry crocodile named Sebastian, a feisty kangaroo named Boomer, and lots of other wildly interesting characters populate this debut mystery...Add a foxy plot, plenty of creepy-crawly action, a shrewd conclusion and what have you got? A beastly good book!" --Amanda Matetsky, author of Murder on a Hot Tin Roof
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