Murder is a Monkey's Game by Ruby Loren

Author:Ruby Loren
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub

I’d just finished dragging a fresh carcass in for the paired tigers and opened the panel to allow them access, when I saw Adele walk past.

“Adele!” I called, surprised to see her back at the zoo so soon. She saw me and blinked a couple of times before walking over.

“Sorry, my head is on a different planet today,” she explained.

“What are you doing back at the zoo? I thought you’d still be at the hospital.”

I hadn’t had a chance to speak to Adele about finding Justin early that the morning. The ambulance had pulled up just as Luna had managed to rouse Adele and she’d jumped inside the ambulance straight after they’d loaded him in.

It was Saturday, and technically my day off, but I’d known it was more important to step into the breach to help a friend.

“Justin is actually doing okay and we've both missed so much work recently. I can't really afford another day off," she said with a wan smile. “He’s fully conscious now, although he says he doesn’t remember what happened.” She sighed. “Matti’s been playing up since the puppies were born. We think he may be feeling ignored because the puppies need so much attention at the moment. I went to bed pretty early yesterday evening, so I have no idea what happened. We think that Matti might have managed to slip out of the house and run away. Luna found him in her back garden this morning, so at least he’s safe. We just have no idea how he got there.” She ran a hand through her dark hair. “Justin probably went out to look late at night and someone attacked him. I’m just so glad you found him. Thank you.”

“I couldn't sleep, so I went for an early morning walk,” I explained, knowing Adele would probably be wondering just what I’d been doing strolling down her road in the early hours, but was too polite to ask.

“I thought it must be something like that. We’re lucky you found him,” she repeated.

“I just hope he gets better soon and remembers what happened.”

“I just can’t imagine why anyone would want to attack Justin,” Adele said.

I nodded in agreement, but inside I thought I had a pretty good idea. If someone was running a strange campaign against Adele, attacking her husband would be a pretty good fit. Who’s obsessed with her and what is their goal? I wondered.

“If you’re okay to work, I’d be happy to go back to doing my review,” I said, unsure how much Adele would be able to handle today. Now I was at the zoo, I may as well stay for the day.

“I think I’ll be fine. Thanks though, Madi,” she said.

“Oh, have you seen Luna around?” I asked her. We’d agreed to do the same rounds we’d done when I’d covered last time, but that had been right after Justin had been taken away in the ambulance. I hadn’t seen her since.

She shook her head. “No, I haven’t. I’ll let you know you’re looking for her.

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