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A review by cj_mo_2222
Endangered: A Zoo Mystery by Ann Littlewood
4.0
A “simple” exotic animal rescue at a local farm turns into a nightmare for zookeeper and single mother, Iris Oakley. There is much more going on than a few criminals running a meth lab and keeping a few exotic pets. Iris is convinced Tipton family is not only involved in distributing drugs, but in illegally selling parrots and tortoises. If this isn’t bad enough, the animals are being neglected and inadequately cared for and may not survive. Iris doesn’t want other animals to suffer the same fate, but ends up working on a murder case of a human victim as well. While this turns into a very dangerous situation, Iris won’t let this family get by with harming more animals or with murder.
Iris is a wonderful main character. She is dedicated, intense, takes her job and her responsibility to the animals in her care seriously. Iris isn’t perfect, which makes her more believable and relatable and the situations in which she finds herself are realistic and make sense given her job and the type of person she is. She is not going to let anyone get away with hurting animals, so it makes sense that she sticks with the investigation even when she is warned to stay out of it.
I also like Iris’s co-worker Denny and would like to see Iris and Denny team up on future cases. Even Iris’s sometimes difficult boss shows he does have a heart and recognizes Iris’s intelligence and dedication to animals and specifically to her job as zookeeper. The career and personal challenges Iris faces seem realistic, and I am rooting for things to work out for her.
Fans of Rachel Speart or Nevada Barr will enjoy this unique zoo setting featuring a main character to cheer for. I look forward to reading more books by this author.
Iris is a wonderful main character. She is dedicated, intense, takes her job and her responsibility to the animals in her care seriously. Iris isn’t perfect, which makes her more believable and relatable and the situations in which she finds herself are realistic and make sense given her job and the type of person she is. She is not going to let anyone get away with hurting animals, so it makes sense that she sticks with the investigation even when she is warned to stay out of it.
I also like Iris’s co-worker Denny and would like to see Iris and Denny team up on future cases. Even Iris’s sometimes difficult boss shows he does have a heart and recognizes Iris’s intelligence and dedication to animals and specifically to her job as zookeeper. The career and personal challenges Iris faces seem realistic, and I am rooting for things to work out for her.
Fans of Rachel Speart or Nevada Barr will enjoy this unique zoo setting featuring a main character to cheer for. I look forward to reading more books by this author.