num_pages: 382
description: A second installment of the satirical Nursery Crime series that began with The Big Over Easy finds Jack Spratt, having been demoted for his poor judgment during the Mr. Bun poisoning, pursuing leads about the disappearance of star reporter "Goldy" Hatchett, whose case is bizarrely related to the Gingerbreadman serial killer investigation. 50,000 first printing.
language: English
title: The Fourth Bear
titlecomplete: The Fourth Bear (Nursery Crime, #2)
characters: Jack Spratt, Mary Mary
genres: Fairy Tales, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Books About Books, Adult, Fiction, Humor, Science Fiction Fantasy, Crime
ratings_count: 23216
places: United Kingdom
series: Nursery Crime
publisher: Viking Penguin