Zero at the Bone: A Mystery
Katherine Driscoll, who runs a dog training business in Texas, is facing financial ruin when she receives an unexpected message from the father she has long been estranged from. She heads to Austin to meet him, only to arrive after he has died in a suspicious accident at the zoo where he worked. As she follows the clues he left behind, she is drawn into a mystery that links family secrets to a dangerous illegal trade.
Work Information
A dog trainer follows the clues left by her dead father and enters a mystery rooted in a zoo and a buried family history.
This first novel in the series blends a life on the edge of financial collapse with long-buried family secrets that surface after the father's death. Set around an Austin zoo, it builds tension steadily while Katherine's experience as a dog trainer gives her both the observational skill and the determination to keep pushing forward.
Review Summaries
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Readers often respond well to the heroine's persistence and the unusual zoo setting, and many are drawn in by the way family secrets are revealed piece by piece. At the same time, the book is read as a slow-burn mystery that builds tension gradually rather than rushing toward its reveals.
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
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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。。
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Excellent book!
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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!
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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
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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
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She writes a great book!
Related Literary Awards
- Agatha Awards Edition 4 (1991) ・Winner