The Mournful Teddy (Brad and Ashleigh Lyon, Bk 1)
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
The Mournful Teddy is the first in the A Bear Collectors Mystery series. The series centers around retired San Francisco police officer Brad Lyons and wife Ashleigh. After suffering a crippling leg injury that forced him to leave the force, Brad and Ash move back to her hometown of Remmelkemp Mill, VA in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley.
Ash is an avid teddy bear collector and has begun to design and sew her own bears with Brad's assistance. The couple is very excited to attend the Shenandoah Valley Teddy Bear Extravaganza where Ash will be displaying her very own Susannah bear. The highlight of the Extravaganza is going to be the auction of the Mournful Teddy, the rare Steiff bear made to commemorate the sinking of the Titanic.
The morning of the Bear Show, Brad and his Old English Sheepdog Kitch discover a body floating face down in the creek behind their house. Brad's suspicions arise when responding Police Chief Holcombe and Pastor Poole barely look at the body and claim they don't recognize the man and that he died from drowning. Brad can clearly see that the man had been strangled and then thrown into the water.
Ash is overjoyed when Susannah wins Best in Show and is approached by the owner of Boston Bears, who would like to market her bear for their toy company. But, spirits are dampened when the Mourning Teddy goes missing.
Brad and Ash with the help of Deputy Tina Barron set out to uncover the connection between the dead man and the Teddy Bear. In the course of their investigations they discover there is a great deal of corruption and evil lying under the surface of the idyllic little town.
I really enjoyed this book, it offered everything a good cozy should. The mystery was captivating, the cast of characters were well developed and of course the bears left me smiling. I'll definitely be reading the next in the series.
Ash is an avid teddy bear collector and has begun to design and sew her own bears with Brad's assistance. The couple is very excited to attend the Shenandoah Valley Teddy Bear Extravaganza where Ash will be displaying her very own Susannah bear. The highlight of the Extravaganza is going to be the auction of the Mournful Teddy, the rare Steiff bear made to commemorate the sinking of the Titanic.
The morning of the Bear Show, Brad and his Old English Sheepdog Kitch discover a body floating face down in the creek behind their house. Brad's suspicions arise when responding Police Chief Holcombe and Pastor Poole barely look at the body and claim they don't recognize the man and that he died from drowning. Brad can clearly see that the man had been strangled and then thrown into the water.
Ash is overjoyed when Susannah wins Best in Show and is approached by the owner of Boston Bears, who would like to market her bear for their toy company. But, spirits are dampened when the Mourning Teddy goes missing.
Brad and Ash with the help of Deputy Tina Barron set out to uncover the connection between the dead man and the Teddy Bear. In the course of their investigations they discover there is a great deal of corruption and evil lying under the surface of the idyllic little town.
I really enjoyed this book, it offered everything a good cozy should. The mystery was captivating, the cast of characters were well developed and of course the bears left me smiling. I'll definitely be reading the next in the series.
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