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The Fourth Bear

A Nursery Crime

A Nursery Crime

A Nursery Crime

By Jasper Fforde

By Jasper Fforde

By Jasper Fforde

By Jasper Fforde

By Jasper Fforde
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By Jasper Fforde
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Part of A Nursery Crime Novel

Part of A Nursery Crime Novel

Part of A Nursery Crime Novel

Paperback $17.00

Jul 31, 2007 | ISBN 9780143038924

Ebook $5.99

Jul 31, 2007 | ISBN 9781101158524

Audiobook Download $22.50

Aug 03, 2006 | 660 Minutes

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    About The Fourth Bear

    Return to the world of the Nursery Crime Division in this novel from the author of the Thursday Next series and Early Riser

    The inimitable Jasper Fforde gives readers another delightful mash-up of detective fiction and nursery rhyme, returning to those mean streets where no character is innocent. The Gingerbreadman—sadist, psychopath, cookie—is on the loose in Reading, but that’s not who Detective Jack Spratt and Sergeant Mary Mary are after. Instead, they’ve been demoted to searching for missing journalist “Goldy” Hatchett. The last witnesses to see her alive were the reclusive Three Bears, and right away Spratt senses something furry—uh, funny—about their story, starting with the porridge. The Fourth Bear is a delirious new romp from our most irrepressible fabulist.

    About The Fourth Bear

    Return to the world of the Nursery Crime Division in this novel from the author of the Thursday Next series and Early Riser

    The inimitable Jasper Fforde gives readers another delightful mash-up of detective fiction and nursery rhyme, returning to those mean streets where no character is innocent. The Gingerbreadman—sadist, psychopath, cookie—is on the loose in Reading, but that’s not who Detective Jack Spratt and Sergeant Mary Mary are after. Instead, they’ve been demoted to searching for missing journalist “Goldy” Hatchett. The last witnesses to see her alive were the reclusive Three Bears, and right away Spratt senses something furry—uh, funny—about their story, starting with the porridge. The Fourth Bear is a delirious new romp from our most irrepressible fabulist.

    About The Fourth Bear

    The inimitable Jasper Fforde gives readers another delightful mash-up of detective fiction and nursery rhyme, returning to those mean streets where no character is innocent. The Gingerbreadman—sadist, psychopath, cookie—is on the loose in Reading, but that’s not who Detective Jack Spratt and Sergeant Mary Mary are after. Instead, they’ve been demoted to searching for missing journalist “Goldy” Hatchett. The last witnesses to see her alive were the reclusive Three Bears, and right away Spratt senses something furry—uh, funny—about their story, starting with the porridge. The Fourth Bear is a delirious new romp from our most irrepressible fabulist.

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    Also by Jasper Fforde

    Early Riser
    The Woman Who Died a Lot
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    A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5
    Shades of Grey
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    Also by Jasper Fforde

    Early Riser
    The Woman Who Died a Lot
    One of Our Thursdays Is Missing
    A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5
    Shades of Grey
    See all books by Jasper Fforde

    About Jasper Fforde

    Jasper Fforde gave up his career in the fim industry when his novel The Eyre Affair debuted on the New York Times bestseller list in 2002. He is the author of the Thursday Next series, the Nursery Crimes series, and Shades of Grey. He lives… More about Jasper Fforde

    About Jasper Fforde

    Jasper Fforde gave up his career in the fim industry when his novel The Eyre Affair debuted on the New York Times bestseller list in 2002. He is the author of the Thursday Next series, the Nursery Crimes series, and Shades of Grey. He lives… More about Jasper Fforde

    About Jasper Fforde

    Jasper Fforde gave up his career in the fim industry when his novel The Eyre Affair debuted on the New York Times bestseller list in 2002. He is the author of the Thursday Next series, the Nursery Crimes series, and Shades of Grey. He lives… More about Jasper Fforde

    Product Details

    Category: Mystery & Suspense | Fairy Tales

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jul 31, 2007 | 400 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143038924

    Category: Mystery & Suspense | Fairy Tales

    Ebook | $5.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jul 31, 2007 | 400 Pages | ISBN 9781101158524

    Category: Mystery & Suspense | Fairy Tales | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $22.50
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Aug 03, 2006 | 660 Minutes | ISBN 9781429586580

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    Praise

    Jasper Fforde is able to write diabolically. . . . Outrageous satirical agility is his stock in trade. (The New York Times)

    Like the creators of . . . The Simpsons and South Park, Mr. Fforde uses fantasy to dissect real life. . . . He is our best thinking personÆs genre writer. (The Washington Times)

    Mr. Fforde manages to bombard the reader with more bizarre detail than most writers would dare to fit in their entire oeuvre, yet he does so with . . . light prose and easy, confident wit. (The Wall Street Journal)

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