The Fourth Bear : : a Nursery Crime

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Call Number: Mystery / Fforde, Jasper
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Mystery / Fforde, Jasper	4-week checkout	On Shelf

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Jack Spratt submitted by Jen Chapin-Smith on August 29, 2013, 1:23pm In the second Nursery Crime novel by Jasper Fforde, Jack Spratt tracks down the notorious serial killer The Gingerbread Man. Jack (yes, the one from the child's rhyme, although he's trying to hide that fact) is also trying to find the missing Goldilocks, but discovers far more sinister plots below the surface during his investigations.

The Nursery Crime series takes place in a fictional universe similar to Thursday Next's. Although it's not exactly the same universe, Thursday does make a cameo appearance in the first book. In this universe, fictional characters live in the "real" world, although they face a lot of discrimination for not being "real" humans.

The plot line and characters are highly amusing, so I enjoyed not only "The Fourth Bear" but its prequel "The Big Over Easy" and look forward to the promised third.

Nursery Crime: indeed! submitted by delaflynn on August 22, 2021, 12:46am If you grew up with the familiar nursery rhymes and fairy tales and enjoyed them, this series is for you! It's good fun to grow up and still be able to derive new mischief from old children's favourites. Like who, as a child, could have possibly envisioned a FOURTH bear in the story - and that he could possibly be dodgy?!