Did Not Surive - A Zoo Mystery: Iris Oakley, pregnant and still recovering from her husband's murder, wants only to carry on as a keeper at Finley Memorial Zoo in Vancouver, Washington. But suddenly, she is confronted with a terrifying situation: alone and with no elephant expertise, she must try to rescue her boss, Kevin Wallace, from being mauled to death by Damrey, a reliable old zoo elephant. No one understands why Damrey attacked.

Endangered - A Zoo Mystery: When a drug bust reveals exotic animals at a marijuana grow site, zookeeper Iris Oakley and a colleague ride to the rescue in the zoo's van. But instead of pets they find smuggled parrots and tortoises destined for sale to unscrupulous or unsuspecting collectors. Iris also discovers a woman who escaped the bust - dead.

Author Ann Littlewood worked for the Oregon Zoo for 12 years as a zoo keeper before a career in business writing with Kaiser Premanente. She lives in Portland, Oregon, across the river from Vancouver, Washington, the home of her fictional Finley Memorial Zoo.