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Iris Oakley, pregnant and still recovering from her husband’s murder, wants only to carry on as a keeper at Finley Memorial Zoo in Vancouver, Washington. But she is confronted by a terrifying situation: alone and with no elephant expertise, she must rescue her boss, Kevin Wallace, from being mauled by a zoo elephant. Though she gets him to safety, he dies of his injuries. No one understands why reliable old Damrey attacked the foreman, and Iris inadvertently misdirects the investigation. As zoo staff descend into anxiety and animosity, the welfare of the animals is threatened, as well as the lives of keepers. Rattled coworkers nominate Iris to find out what’s going on. She finds a surprising number of motives to kill the foreman, but Damrey, the elephant, doesn’t have one. Despite the distraction of trying to construct her new life as a single mother, Iris discovers that the elephant keepers are locked in a bitter feud, the new veterinarian is keeping secrets, and an old flame still hates Wallace. New-born clouded leopard cubs cheer up the troubled staff, but even that has its dark side. Adding to the chaos, animal rights activists are picketing the zoo. They want the elephants sent to a sanctuary, but is that a better option for them than the improved exhibit that is on the drawing board? Why isn’t that exhibit under construction as planned? A new foreman shows up with alarming ideas, the police keep dropping by, and animals are disappearing into thin air…

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"Zookeeper Iris Oakley, who lost her husband in her first outing (2008's Night Kill), returns to Finley Memorial Zoo near Vancouver, Wash., for a second harrowing adventure that meshes the complexities of animal care and human failings. Early one morning, Iris discovers her boss, Kevin Wallace, face down in the elephant enclosure, apparently being mauled. What first appears to be a dreadful accident is revealed by autopsy to be a murder and merely the first incident to bedevil the little zoo. Although she's six months pregnant, several colleagues suggest that Iris should look into other disturbing events, including the theft of a zoo van and the body of a tiger. Fascinating details of zoo life--the impending birth of clouded leopards, collecting urine samples from elephants--lend color. Man again proves to be the most dangerous animal, and Iris needs all her cunning to discover the rogue behind the violence in a follow-up that should win Littlewood more fans." --Publishers Weekly

“Mystery mavens may pick out the killer early on, but a wealth of behind-the-scenes detail smoothly integrated into the puzzle makes this a promising debut.” --Kirkus Reviews of Night Kill

“A debut from former zookeeper Ann Littlewood, it convincingly and affectionately evokes its animal-friendly setting. Call it a zoo cozy.” --The Seattle Times of Night Kill

“Mystery mavens may pick out the killer early on, but a wealth of behind-the-scenes detail smoothly integrated into the puzzle makes this a promising debut.” --Kirkus Reviews of N

About the Author

Ann Littlewood is the author of Night Kill, the first in the Iris Oakley Zoo-Dunnit series. She worked for the Oregon Zoo for 12 years as a zookeeper before a career in business writing with Kaiser Permanente. Ann lives in Portland, Oregon, across the river from Vancouver, Washington, the home of the fictional Finley Memorial Zoo. She is a life-long environmentalist and a volunteer with the Audubon Society of Portland.

Series: Zoo Mysteries
Paperback: 250 pages
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press (August 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1590587472
ISBN-13: 978-1590587478
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.6 inches
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Average Customer Review: 25 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,878,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #43199 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Mystery > Women Sleuths

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Carol M

Good murder mystery; great zoo setting

December 7, 2012

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I started on this book immediately after finishing Night Kill, the first in the series. I liked Did Not Survive even more than Night Kill. It has the same great setting of being 'backstage' at a small Northwest zoo, but the mystery storyline is stronger.

As in the first book, the mystery is the death of a zookeeper. An elephant is the initial primary suspect this time, but it is fairly quickly determined to be a human murderer. There are a number of situations swirling around that may or may not be related to the murder: conflict between crew members (past and present), new crew members with past secrets, things disappearing from around the zoo, and anti-zoo activists picketing the zoo. I did not pick out the culprit on my own, but when the who-dun-it was revealed, I realized I hadn't paid attention to clues that were there all along.

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Liakno

Well written, slightly improbable

September 22, 2014

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An entertaining and engrossing mystery in an engaging setting. It's fascinating to read about the behind-the-scenes life at a zoo. The only reason I can't give it 5 stars is that I find it hard to believe that a heavily pregnant woman (and one who wants to have her baby) would put herself in so much danger. But the characters are well-drawn and you find yourself interested in them all. I think there's a third one in this series, and I will definitely read more in this series as they appear.

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bothellbuyer

elephants, clouded leopards and penguins - love it!

July 16, 2012

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I read this book immediately after finishing Night Kill: A Zoo Mystery (Zoo Mysteries), the first Littlewood zoo mystery. I really recommend reading them in published order as the character development makes more sense that way. Although I'm absolutely NOT a mystery fan, if you put in enough zoo/animal stuff, I'll bite and this series is really working for me. Perhaps I'm a closet zoo-keeper myself. The writing style is sharp, the characters are well-developed and interesting and the biology doesn't make me question whether the author knows her stuff. I especially enjoyed the elephant theme in this book and the clouded leopard breeding effort story line. I've followed the National Zoo clouded leopard efforts for years as well as those of Woodland Park Zoo. It was also interesting to gain insight into behind-the-scenes penguin husbandry. Good stuff! Don't forget to download the third zoo mystery in the series: Endangered: A Zoo Mystery. I'm 42% through it as I type.

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Gayle

Another Winner for Ann Littlewood!

August 23, 2013

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Having enjoyed the first of this series (Night Kill), I wanted to read more about Iris and the Finley Zoo. The details of zoo life are interesting, the characters likeable and the mystery well-written. I will be reading more of this series! Cassandra Campbell does an excellent job of narrating these stories!

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cris

I volunteer at a Zoo, so I can relate ...

July 22, 2015

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I volunteer at a Zoo, so I can relate to a lot of what she feels and describes. For a story that takes place in a Zoo, she does not dwell on the animals. It is a mystery that happens to take place at a Zoo.

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Elaine Kirchner

Good read

December 5, 2012

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This is the second of Ann Littlewood books that I have read. As a zookeeper I found this to be a good representation of the way things are in a zoo setting. There were enought twists and turns to make it a surprise ending. Looking forward to reading the next book by Ann.

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Loved it.

November 23, 2015

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Loved the book. Highly recommended.

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Phebe

If you like animals, note that all the GOOD zookeepers keep pets at home

September 2, 2015

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Ann Littlewood's second in the Zoo Mystery series is even better than the first. The author and also the reader have settled into their groove -- the reader is giving this big, strong, resourceful woman zookeeper more weight (Iris Oakley: note how close this is to "Annie Oakley"), and she does the whacky fellow zoo-keeper voices very well. I am very impressed at the creativity of this setting and plot, both. There were red herrings everywhere, very persuasive ones, and a solution to the mystery that surprised me.
Murders occur, stolen animals occur, the vet is dubious, people confess to murders who surely didn't do them, they have PETA-type picketers who want to turn all the elephants out to pasture somewhere in Kentucky, zookeepers either quit, are murdered, or confess to murders to the point that the Findlay Zoo barely has enough people to feed the penguins. Into this stew comes a new head of the institution, a sexy single guy with a seriously bad disposition: but who can blame him for lightly banging his head on the door frame (aha, he's tall, too) in this deteriorating situation? And also saying that he's hoping for just one day when no zookeeper has a mental breakdown.
So our heavily pregnant heroine Iris helps him and cooperates with the reorganization, right? Ooops, not exactly, she climbs thru heavy brush despite her condition and finds where people are getting into the zoo after hours and solves all the mysteries at once. Does the new head of the zoo thank her profusely and fall in love? Nooooo........but he does say he'll consider carefully whether or not to begin disciplinary hearings.
I look forward immensely to the next mystery in the series.

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