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TITLE (EDIT)
Captivity (First 8 Chapters)
DESCRIPTION
CAPTIVITY is the first in a proposed series of five �murder� mystery novels, featuring the reluctant amateur detective work of veterinary nurse, Roz Hynde.
The events take place mainly in or around the Brentwood Estate, a large and highly regarded private zoo in Romney Marsh, SW Kent, owned by Sir Miles Gordon, 1960s impresario, bon vivant and gambler (a loose synthesis of John Aspinall and Gordon Mills). Brentwood is freely based on Howletts Wild Animal Park, where the author worked in the 1980s. A secondary character, Banrock, is closely modelled on the late Jim Cronin MBE, the author�s boss at the zoo.
Each book features at least two interwoven mysteries: usually at least one murder or suspicious death (human) and another, usually some other variety of crime, involving the animals. One species of animal will be central to each book, currently Sable Antelope, Gorilla, Leopard, Wolf and Douc Langur.
The books are distinctive in that they contain much real, accurate zoological information and should appeal to those raised on Gerald Durrell, Willard Pryce and currently Attenborough-dependant. In Waterstones, the Roz Hynde novels will share a table with McCall-Smith, Lindsey Clarke and Dick Francis.

[23,266 words]
TITLE KEYWORD
Thriller
AUTHOR
Jonathan Shearer

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jonathan Shearer was born and raised in the West of Scotland. After attending Edinburgh, Kent and Cambridge Universities he spent 12 years as a teacher; two years in Africa, seven in Brazil and three in Asia. In 2006, he gained a zoology degree from Leeds. While attending University of Kent, he worked as a keeper and general dogsbody at Howletts Wild Animal Park.

In Spring of 2007, Jonathan spent three months marooned on a �desert island� for the BBC series Castaway. In May of that year Jonathan was chosen by viewers as the series winner.

Most recently Jonathan has worked as reader for literary scouts.

Jonathan lives in an attic in Brentwood, Essex, if you can call that living.

He is currently adrift in China
[March 2010]
AUTHOR'S E-MAIL ADDRESS
[email protected]

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COPYRIGHT NOTICE
© 2009 Jonathan Shearer
STORYMANIA PUBLICATION DATE
March 2010
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