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The Fourth Bear

by Jasper Fforde
The Fourth Bear
The Fourth Bear

Quirky detective tale with nursery rhyme twist.

If you're the type who loves a whimsical mystery that's baked with humor and sprinkled with literary wit, Jasper Fforde's "The Fourth Bear" is ripe for the picking. Imagine a world where nursery rhymes aren't just for kids—they're the living, breathing backdrop for crime-solving adventures. This isn't your average detective story; it's a clever and absurd romp through a land delightfully tangled in both fantasy and crime fiction.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Fourth Bear

by Jasper Fforde
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ISBN: 9780340835739
Authors: Jasper Fforde
Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton
Date of Publication: 2007-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Mystery/Crime/Thriller, Fantasy
Related Topics: Mystery, Crime
Goodreads rating: 4.08
(rated by 23917 readers)

Description

The Gingerbreadman - psychopath, genius, convicted murderer and biscuit - is loose on the streets of Reading. But it isn't Jack Spratt's case. Enforced non-involvement looks to be frustrating, until a chance encounter at the oddly familiar Deja Vu Club leads them into the hunt for missing journalist Henriette 'Goldy' Hatchett, star reporter for The Daily Toad. The last witnesses to see her alive were the Three Bears, comfortably living a life of rural solitude in Andersen's wood. But all is not what it seems. Are the unexplained explosions around the world related to a missing nuclear scientist? How dangerous can cucumber-growing be? And most important of all: how could the bears' porridge be at such disparate temperatures when they were poured at the same time?
 

Quirky detective tale with nursery rhyme twist.

If you're the type who loves a whimsical mystery that's baked with humor and sprinkled with literary wit, Jasper Fforde's "The Fourth Bear" is ripe for the picking. Imagine a world where nursery rhymes aren't just for kids—they're the living, breathing backdrop for crime-solving adventures. This isn't your average detective story; it's a clever and absurd romp through a land delightfully tangled in both fantasy and crime fiction.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.