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Also by John J. Lamb:

The Treacherous Teddy, September 2009
Paperback
The Clockwork Teddy, October 2008
Paperback
The Crafty Teddy, November 2007
Paperback
The False-Hearted Teddy, June 2007
Paperback
The Mournful Teddy, August 2006
Paperback

THE MOURNFUL TEDDY
By: John J. Lamb

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...

A Bear Collector's Mystery #1
Berkley
August 2006
Featuring: Brad Lyon; Ash Lyon
304 pages
ISBN: 0425211126
EAN: 9780425211120
Paperback
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Mystery Amateur Sleuth

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...