Sep
Teddy Bear Mysteries
Recently my husband brought home a collection of 3 books. (He knows I cannot read series books out of order and wasn’t sure which was 1st.) Written by John J. Lamb, he writes about a retired police detective and his teddy bear designing wife.
Each story is enjoyable and easy to follow (no gross bloody stuff or perverted activity). Along the way teddy bears are lost or stolen and weave into the story line. It is important to note that no teddy bears were hurt in the writing of these stories.
I had the pleasure of meeting the author at the Teddy Bear Jubilee in Kansas City this weekend. He is such a pleasant man with a huge smile. Personally I thought he looked like a big huggable teddy bear. We talked and as he signed my 3 books, he surprised me by telling me book number 4 was available for purchase that day. It is due to release next month but he got a special supply for this event. I an now ready to see where the “Clockwork Teddy” takes me.
With his huge smile, he gladly held onto my knitted teddy bear, Purl, and to me as my husband took our picture.
If you are looking for a fun read, I strongly suggest starting with The Mournful Teddy and reading on to The False-Hearted Teddy: A Bear Collector’s Mystery
then The Crafty Teddy: A Bear Collector’s Mystery
; and The Clockwork Teddy: A Bear Collector’s Mystery
(you don’t have to read them in order if you don’t want to, it’s just one of those funny quirks of mine)
I asked his wife if she had any teddy bears on display at the event. She smiled and said “only the ones I bought here at the Jubilee”.
