"The lion had been fed, the young woman was cleaningthe large enclosure, and the lion was in the small cage, " Mr Hadden explained, adding the cage door was partially open, allowing the lion to lift it up with his paw.
Over the next couple of decades, she developed a modest following with a series of mysteries about a librarian who investigates murders on the side, and another series about a crime-fighting cleaningwoman and karate expert named Lily Bard.