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Lesa's Book Critiques (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
It's just a crime that The Treacherous Teddy will probably be the last book in John J. Lamb's Bear Collector's Mystery Series. These unique mysteries just didn't sell enough books. I will say Berkley Prime Crime gave them terrific covers by artist Jeff Crosby, and there were five books in the series, but I don't know that they ever found the right market. How do you market an outstanding...
Lesa's Book Critiques (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
If I haven't convinced you to try one of John J. Lamb's Bear Collector's mysteries yet, maybe The Clockwork Teddy will convince you. This mystery combines the best of a police procedural with the teddy bear aspect of a cozy. But, this one is definitely the strongest police procedural yet in the series. Lamb cleverly avoids "the Cabot Cove Syndrome" by removing his characters...
Lesa's Book Critiques (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
The Bear Collector's mystery series by John J. Lamb grows stronger with each entry. The Crafty Teddy , the third in the series, provides more motivation for Brad Lyon and his wife, Ashleigh, to investigate murders in the Shenandoah Valley. Kitchener, the Old English sheepdog, woke Brad, who discovered a burglar in the house. Although Brad was armed, he didn't want to shoot at the man,...
