Monkey Business

By Lois Schmitt,

Book cover of Monkey Business: A Kristy Farrell Mystery

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A zoo with its lions, crocodiles, and snakes is a dangerous place — a perfect place for murder. When the director of a Long Island zoo is murdered by snake venom, Kristy Farrell, former English teacher turned wildlife reporter, takes a personal interest in the case. Her brother Tim, the…

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1 author picked Monkey Business as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Animals! And a zoo! Kristy Farrell is a middle-aged mom, a true everywoman character.

I love stories with ordinary people thrown into extraordinary circumstances. Kristy seeks a permanent position with a wildlife magazine and goes to the zoo to interview people for an article. There she finds a body – a human body.

When the zoo director dies from snake venom, her brother – in charge of the zoo’s reptiles – is the main suspect. Kristy must clear her brother, and along the way uncovers dangers for exotic animals. Picking a favorite novel among cozy mysteries is like asking me…

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