Peter Decker and his detectives are
called to investigate the strange noises coming from the apartment of an
elderly man. After arriving they realize
that the noises are roars and that the reclusive elderly owner of the
apartment, Hobart Penny, hasn’t been seen in a while and is not answering the
door. After much work on the behalf of
Animal Control the apartment is safely opened and the resident Siberian Tiger
is taken away. Penny is found dead, not
because of the tiger, he was murdered.
There are signs of blunt force trauma to the forehead as well as a
bullet in his back.
This is my first Faye Kellerman book
and I did enjoy the half of the book involving the investigation into Penny’s
death. Nothing is as it seems and following
each revelation to the next was interesting.
The other half of the book was dedicated to family drama about Decker’s foster
son. The voice actor on the audiobook
did his best to make every voice distinctive and compelling but he couldn’t
even make that subplot interesting for me.
Maybe it’s because I’m not a long time fan so I didn’t have time and
energy invested in the family drama, but I read over some reviews and
apparently even big fans shared my opinion.
While the narrator was excellent I recommend reading this one so you can
skim the family drama parts and get back to the crime solving.
