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But when her friend, Lila, one of Booth's original accusers, is arrested and charged with his murder, Teddy begins to investigate. This creates considerable tension with Teddy's fiancé, Sheriff Joe Rejas. He believes the ever-inquisitive zookeeper might be putting her own life at risk, and so orders her to butt out.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcerned for her accused friend, Teddy ignores Joe's ultimatum. She questions not only members of Gunn Landing's moneyed social elite, but also the other side of the financial spectrum--the financially strapped young women willing to do almost anything to pay for their college tuition. Alarmed by Teddy's meddling, Booth's killer fights back--first with a death threat, then via gunshot.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this fifth Gunn Zoo Mystery, Teddy is torn between living a peaceful life on her Monterey Bay houseboat with her three-legged dog DJ Bonz, or moving inland to marry Joe, who comes with kids and a mother who has her own mysterious agenda. The choice is scary for Teddy--who has barely been managing her own many-times-married mother, and her imperious employer, Aster Edwina Gunn, overlord of the famed Gunn Zoo. Teddy's life is further complicated by a wayward snow monkey named Kabuki, taunter of teenage boys. The zookeeper's dedication to her charges--including the anteater, the koala, the llama, and Magnus, the polar bear cub from Iceland (met in Teddy's last adventure, The Puffin of Death), never falters in a cleverly plotted series rich in characters and in animal lore.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGunn Zoo series:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Anteater of Death (Book 1)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Koala of Death (Book 2)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Llama of Death (Book 3)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Puffin of Death (Book 4)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Otter of Death (Book 5)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for the Gunn Zoo series:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"'High Society meets Zoo Quest.' I've always been a sucker for zoos, so I also relished the animal details in this highly enjoyable read.\" --RHYS BOWEN, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Webb skillfully keeps the reader guessing right to the dramatic conclusion.\" --Publishers Weekly for The Puffin of Death\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Teddy's second case showcases an engaging array of quirky characters, human and animal.\" --Kirkus Reviews for The Koala of Death\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49796207051025,"sku":"CIN1464209901G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49989377294609,"sku":"CIN1464209901VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1464209901.jpg?v=1750923209"},{"product_id":"the-panda-of-death-book-betty-webb-9781492699149","title":"The The Panda of Death","description":"The next book in A Gunn Zoo Mystery Series finds zookeeper Theodora \"Teddy\" Bentley taking on dangerous secrets, kooky animals, and new family members California zookeeper Theodora Bentley is now happily married to Sheriff Joe Rejas. The Gunn Zoo is celebrating the arrival of Poonya, an adorable red panda, who forms a strong bond with Teddy. All appears fairytale blissful in the small Monterey Bay village of Gunn Landing until Teddy's mother-in-law discovers through DNA testing that Joe has sired a son he knew nothing about. Dylan Coyle, 18, arrives to meet his biological family… and then is arrested for murder. But Teddy—with her animal companions—hops onboard the case. Panda of Death, the new addition to the acclaimed series, finds Teddy facing down zookeeper's secrets, wild rumors, and death itself. She'll do everything in her power to protect her family—humans and animals alike. 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That is where Teddy discovers the still-warm body of the Reverend Victor Emerson, owner of the local wedding chapel, dressed in his costume as Henry the Eighth. At first it appears that Alejandro stomped the man to death, but a closer look shows a crossbow dart in the man's back. Teddy's investigation reveals that Reverend Victor wasn't really a reverend at all but an escaped convict, which means that every marriage he performed in the past twenty years is null and void. Teddy's mother, Caro, a spoiled ex-beauty queen, becomes the chief murder suspect and is immediately jailed when she causes a riot in the courtroom. The reverend had twice married Caro to wealthy men, and when both marriages failed, Caro received large financial settlements that she may now have to give back--certainly a motive for murder. But Caro wasn't the only person gunning for Victor. The child of the man that Victor the convict once murdered may have wanted to kill him too. Then even Teddy herself is handcuffed and jailed. Even worse, Teddy's embezzling father flies in from exile in Costa Rica to help spring Caro from jail, putting his own freedom in jeopardy. As Teddy continues her investigation, she finds herself up to her ears in Renaissance fair actors and stuntmen, assorted animals, squabbling boat live-aboarders, and gang members.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49933729235217,"sku":"CIN1464200688G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51694847492369,"sku":"CIN1464200688VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1464200688.jpg?v=1751210479"},{"product_id":"the-puffin-of-death-book-betty-webb-9781464204166","title":"The The Puffin of Death","description":"California zookeeper Theodora Bentley travels to Iceland to pick up an orphaned polar bear cub destined for the Gunn Zoo's newly installed Northern Climes exhibit. The trip is intended to be a combination of work and play. But on day two, while horseback riding near a picturesque seaside village, Teddy discovers a man lying atop a puffin burrow, shot through the head.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The victim is identified as American birdwatcher Simon Parr, winner of the largest Powerball payout in history. Is Teddy a witness-or a suspect? Others include not only Parr's wife, a famed suspense novelist, but fellow members of the birding club Parr had generously treated to their lavish Icelandic expedition. Hardly your average birders, several of them have had serious brushes with the law back in the States.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Guessing that an American would best understand other Americans, police detective Thorvaald Haraldsson grudgingly concedes her innocence and allows Teddy to tag along with the group to volcanoes, glaciers, and deep continental rifts in quest of rare bird species. 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