When the director of the Minnesota Valley Zoo is murdered and the new crocodile handler is arrested for the crime, zookeeper Lavender "Snake" Jones rushes to prove her friend's innocence. But is she really helping? Each lie she exposes only serves to strengthen the case against him, rattles her belief in those she trusts and threatens her own life. DEATH ROLL was the first mystery novel to feature a zoologist sleuth and reveal what goes on behind the exhibits of a major metropolitan zoo.