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Zero at the Bone: A Mystery

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Zero at the Bone: A Mystery

Mary Willis Walker

Mary Willis Walker's Zero at the Bone is a debut mystery in which Katherine Driscoll investigates the death of her long-absent father at a zoo. Her pressured life as a dog trainer becomes tied to old family secrets.

debut novelzoofamily secretsfemale sleuth

Work Information

A letter from her father becomes not salvation but the entrance to a deeper mystery.

Originally published as Zero at the Bone. As the heroine follows a mystery involving her father's death and a zoo, she moves closer to the buried past of her own family.

Review Summaries

  • Readers value the immediate pull of the opening and the urgency of the heroine's life. The unraveling of family secrets gives the debut its momentum.

Book Information

Publisher
Minotaur Books
Published
1991-12-01
Language
英語
Size
14.61 x 2.54 x 21.59 cm
ISBN-13
9780312064952
ISBN-10
0312064950
Price
2599 JPY
Category
洋書/Mystery & Thrillers/Mystery

A mysterious and miraculous correspondence from her long-lost zookeeper father may be the last hope for Katherine Driscoll to save her dog kennel and her pet golden retriever from being auctioned by the bank

Reviews

  • 怖いです。。

    慎ましく暮らす、ブリーダーの主人公。破産寸前だったが、31年間音沙汰のなかった父からの金銭面で救うことが出来るという手紙が届く。そして動物園の飼育係をしている父に会いに行ったが時すでに遅し、父はその日に自分の担当のトラに殺されてしまっていた。 警察はこれを殺人事件と見ていた。父が残した手がかりを基に謎を解いていくうちに自分もその標的となる。。

  • Five Stars

    Excellent book!

  • Suspense for fans of Mary Willis Walker

    I've read all of the books by this author and this one didn't disappoint. I enjoyed the fact that it was set in Austin and I appreciated the character of Katherine. Throw in some cliff hangers and some twists and turns and a good book becomes a suspenseful page turner. I'm very glad I read it and enjoyed it while chewing on my nails!

  • Smart old women

    It is great to see a heroine who is smart, funny and older. The language in the text had me going to the dictionary more than once. I love that. It also made me wish I had paid more attention to the classic philosophers when I was introduced to them in undergraduate school. A good quick read

  • Cat Man

    I ordered this book ... looking for another book by the same title ... this book is absolutely tantalizing ... got it by mistake, but I'm delighted! JHL

  • Five Stars

    She writes a great book!

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