"Death in the Jungle" is a slapstick romp through C Ward, orchestrated by nurse Jane Corpus. Newly married to Dr. Hubert Corpus, the hospital director and head of oncology, Jane is finally settling into her new life when Hubert's ancient father comes to live with them.

Hubert the Elder, as the father is known, is a lecherous womanizer. Each morning, Jane flees from the Elder's bizarre antics to the safety of her gossip-ridden hospital, where bodies are lost, organs are wrongly appropriated, and the morgue is a favorite hangout.

But Hubert and Hubert the Elder have a secret, which Jane discovers when a trunk arrives at her house containing the Elder's belongings. Inside the trunk lies the mystery of Huberta, the long-lost sister of Jane's new husband. Jane begins a mission to find her missing sister-in-law, and so begins a whirlwind adventure of hippopotami, hermaphrodites, and hilarious Huberts.

Frustrated by animal abuse that goes unpunished in his community, beloved town veterinarian,Hardy Johns, turns vigilante and takes matters into his own hands, wielding swift and deliciously appropriate justice on behalf of the abused. Estelle Greenwood, Hardy's wife helps, as sheriff, Mitch Downey looks the other way. This time however, the action attracts the attentionof the FBI, and Estelle's friend, handyman, Jack, the Ripper, takes over from there.

The old man shook the bag and grinned, watching in perverse pleasure as his captive swayed with the effort of standing upright. Lester stepped off the porch and approached the creature. He stopped just short of her reach and held the bag out so the animal could smell the food. And then he spit into the dry dirt, kicked it into the dog's face, and folded the top of the bag shut. Hardy squeezed the trigger, his bullet catching Lester between the eyes, spinning him like a top and dropping him flat. WHEN BELOVED SMALL TOWN VETERINARIAN, HARDY JOHNS TURNS SIXTY THREE, HE HAS AN EPIHIPANY, REALIZING HE CANNOT SAVE THE ELEPHANTS, THE WHALES, AND FAR OFF ENVIRONMENTS, BUT HE CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN HIS HOMETOWN COMMUNITY. ENLISTING THE HELP OF PARAMOUR, THE WIDOW ESTELLE GREENWOOD, HIS RESCUED DOG, BELLA, AND AN UNDERGROUND ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUP, HARDY BECOMES A RAGING VIGILANTE, SAVING ANIMALS FROM SLAUGHTER AND DISPOSING OF THEIR TORMENTERS IN THE MOST DELICIOUS WAYS.IF YOU LIKE ANIMALS, YOU'LL LOVE THIS BOOK CANNED HUNTS, BEAR TRAPPING, HORSE RUSTLING, PUPPY MILLS, ITS ALL HERE, AND THE GOOD GUYS WIN.

"Death in the Jungle" is a slapstick romp through C Ward, orchestrated by nurse Jane Corpus. Newly married to Dr. Hubert Corpus, the hospital director and head of oncology, Jane is finally settling into her new life when Hubert's ancient father comes to live with them.

Hubert the Elder, as the father is known, is a lecherous womanizer. Each morning, Jane flees from the Elder's bizarre antics to the safety of her gossip-ridden hospital, where bodies are lost, organs are wrongly appropriated, and the morgue is a favorite hangout.

But Hubert and Hubert the Elder have a secret, which Jane discovers when a trunk arrives at her house containing the Elder's belongings. Inside the trunk lies the mystery of Huberta, the long-lost sister of Jane's new husband. Jane begins a mission to find her missing sister-in-law, and so begins a whirlwind adventure of hippopotami, hermaphrodites, and hilarious Huberts.