The Lion's ShareIt's murder by endangered species in this wonderfully exotic mystery--the first in a series coauthored by the Director of the Columbus Zoo (and frequent guest on Late Night with David Letterman) featuring veterinarian "Mac" MacIntire. For all its nail-biting turns of plot, The Lion's Share is also a book that taps into our growing concern for wildlife. |
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... Nordstrom , the receptionist , looked up from a press release about an impending gorilla birth as Mac and Stewart entered the office . In her late twenties , Joanne looked out of place at the metal business desk . She should have been ...
... Nordstrom , the receptionist , looked up from a press release about an impending gorilla birth as Mac and Stewart entered the office . In her late twenties , Joanne looked out of place at the metal business desk . She should have been ...
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... Nordstrom was bitten ? " " Joanne , Detective Kirby , Joanne Nordstrom , " Stewart said . " She was manning the office by herself during break . " The middle - aged policeman made a few notes . " Alone , huh ? Probably got bored and ...
... Nordstrom was bitten ? " " Joanne , Detective Kirby , Joanne Nordstrom , " Stewart said . " She was manning the office by herself during break . " The middle - aged policeman made a few notes . " Alone , huh ? Probably got bored and ...
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... Nordstrom ? " " Of course . They had been , well , friendly , for a number of years . " Mac was thunderstruck . " It wasn't common knowledge . Wouldn't have been proper . I know , ” — the old woman lowered her voice- " because my maid's ...
... Nordstrom ? " " Of course . They had been , well , friendly , for a number of years . " Mac was thunderstruck . " It wasn't common knowledge . Wouldn't have been proper . I know , ” — the old woman lowered her voice- " because my maid's ...
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Alex Cristos animal ankus antivenin Balance sneakers blowgun Bobby breath canine tooth chair Claire Claire's close dark Decker desk director docent Donald Stewart door Duke elephant eyes face feet floor front gate Geselda giraffe gloves going gorilla grabbed grinned hand Hargreve Hargreve's head hour inside JACK HANNA Jeff Vincent Joanne keepers killed Stewart Kirby Kirby's leaned Mac asked Mac felt Mac glanced Mac knew Mac looked Mac quickly Mac stared Mac thought Mac turned Mac watched Mac's MacIntire mamba minutes Molly moved night Nike nodded Nordstrom O'Malley okay pulled reached red wolf ring Rockland Rorke Rover shook Sienna slammed smiled snake someone stepped Stewart's death Stewart's office stood tape teeth tell thing Toka took treatment bag waiting walked walkie-talkie wall Watermann wolf enclosure wolves zoo's