Kate’s 2¢: “The Otter of Death: a Gunn Zoo mystery” by Betty Webb

“The Otter of Death: a Gunn Zoo mystery” by Betty Webb

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   When I researched Webb, I found that she’d written several “…of Death” stories, reminding me of J.D.Robb’s series “…In Death”; however, I found I like the “…of Death” series much better. Webb’s stories in this series include numerous species of animals in the zoo where she works “Otter In Death” and Teddy comes across as a much warmer character than Eve Dallas in the “…In Death” series.

   Carol Jacobanis reading of the “Otter Of Death” is well done and kept me reading long after my bed-time.

From the web:

Betty Webb is one of the highly reputed authors and a former journalist from Arizona, United States, who has written several well-known books in her writing career. Most of the novels written by her are based on the mystery, suspense, and thriller genres.

   Webb belongs to:

• National Federation of Newswomen

• Mystery Writers of America

• Society of Southwestern Authors

• Authors Guild

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

The otter of death: a Gunn Zoo mystery DB96694

Webb, Betty. Reading time: 9 hours, 56 minutes.

Read by Carol Jacobanis.

Mystery and Detective Stories

While taking the yearly otter count at a marsh near Gunn Landing Harbor, California, zookeeper Teddy sees her favorite otter clutching someone’s expensive smartphone. When Teddy rescues the device, she discovers a photograph of a murder in progress. A search reveals the still-warm body of a marine biology instructor, notorious for sexual harassment. 2018.