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Poisoned Pen Press
January 2013
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Featuring: Theodora "Teddy" Bentley
250 pages
ISBN: 1464200661
EAN: 9781464200663
Kindle: B00AY7OW4E
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Literature and Fiction
Zookeeper Theodora "Teddy" Bentley takes Alejandro, the Gunn
Zoo llama, to a Monterey Bay-area Renaissance Faire only to
discover the still-warm body of the Reverend Victor Emerson,
owner of the local wedding chapel, dressed in his royal
robes as Henry the Eighth. At first it appears as if
Aljandro stomped the man to death, but a closer look reveals
a crossbow dart in the man's back. Teddy's investigation
proves the "reverend" isn't really a reverend at all -- he's
an escaped convict, and every marriage he's performed in the
past twenty years is null and void. Teddy's mother Caro, a
spoiled ex-beauty queen, becomes the chief suspect and is
immediately jailed when she causes a riot in the
courtroom.The "reverend" had twice married Caro to wealthy
men, and when both marriages failed, Caro received large
financial settlements. Now she may have to give all that
money back, certainly a good enough reason to commit murder.
But Caro wasn't the only person gunning for Victor. The
child of the man Victor once murdered may have wanted to
kill him, too, and at one point, even Teddy herself if
handcuffed and jailed. Even worse, Teddy's embezzling father
flies in from exile in Costa Rica to help spring Caro from
jail, thus putting his own freedom in jeapoardy. As Teddy
continues her investigation, she finds herself up to her
ears in girl gang members, squabbling boat liveaboarders,
Renaissance Faire actors and stuntmen, and assorted animals.
Written with a humorous touch, "The Llama of Death" portrays
Renaissance Faire life, and gives the reader a rare
behind-the-scenes look at modern zoos.
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