The Crocodile's Last Embrace

Now appearing in trade paperback original format: "One of the most appealing heroines to appear in the pages on a mystery" (Library Journal).

Returning from Europe, intrepid explorer Jade del Cameron arrives in Kenya with bittersweet memories-and the certainty that Africa is her home and Sam Featherstone the man she wants to share her life with. When a letter arrives from America, Jade hopes it's Sam sending word of his return. Instead, it's a message written in the hand of her long- dead fiancé, asking "Why did you let me die?"

When two men die under mysterious circumstances and Jade discovers that her old nemesis, Lilith Worthy, has escaped from prison, the deaths and the letter form the most dangerous case Jade has ever faced, pitting her against a ferocious crocodile-and an even more deadly human killer.

Author: Suzanne Arruda
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 09/07/2010
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.29w x 0.89d
ISBN: 9780451231178

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/01/2010 pg. 65
Publishers Weekly 07/19/2010
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2010
Romantic Times 09/01/2010 pg. 81 - Excellent
Library Journal 08/01/2010 pg. 53

About the Author
Suzanne Arruda, a former zookeeper-turned-science teacher and freelance writer, is the author f several biographies for young adults. She has also published science and nature articles for adults and children and is a regular contributor to a weekly newspaper supplement. An avid hiker and outdoorswoman, she lives in Kansas with her husband, twin sons, and a small menagerie of pets.