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The Mournful Teddy

By John J. Lamb

By John J. Lamb

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Part of A Bear Collector's Mystery

Category: Noir Mysteries

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Aug 01, 2006 | ISBN 9781101010600

The Mournful Teddy by John J. Lamb
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Aug 01, 2006 | ISBN 9781101010600

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About The Mournful Teddy

Retired San Francisco cop Brad Lyon is settling into a quieter life with his wife Ashleigh in Virginia’s mountain country, where they collect and create teddy bears. But even here, stuff happens…
  
The day is here—and Brad Lyon is helping his wife put the finishing touches on her best bears, just in time for the Shenandoah Valley Teddy Bear Extravaganza. The event will draw fur-ball fanatics from near and far—to buy, sell, or simply ogle the bears. But the main event will be the showing of the Mourning Bear, made to commemorate the sinking of the Titanic—and worth a hefty $150,000.
 
Then a local also meets a watery grave—and Brad Lyon spots the body floating in the Shenandoah. Old habits die hard, so Brad starts investigating like a homicide cop and finds that the deceased might have had a connection to the Mourning Bear. But the local law would prefer that Brad keep his mouth sewn shut…

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About John J. Lamb

John J. Lamb is the author of Echoes of the Bear Collector’s Mystery series, as well as Echoes of the Lost Order and a nonfiction book, San Diego Specters. In his previous career, he served as a police officer in… More about John J. Lamb

Product Details

Category: Noir Mysteries

Ebook | $7.99
Published by Berkley
Aug 01, 2006 | 304 Pages | ISBN 9781101010600

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Praise

“Skillfully blends elements of the traditional cozy with the gritty instincts of a tough but tender ex-homicide detective…The Mournful Teddy is one teddy bear you won’t take for granted.”—Ellen Byerrrum, author of the Crime of Fashion Mysteries

“Mystery fans, meet John Lamb…you’re in for a real treat.”—Martha C. Lawrence

“A dazzling new talent.”—P. B. Ryan, author of the Gilded Age Mysteries

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