description: Jack Spratt, DCI of the Nursery Crime Division of the Reading Police Department, is also a PDR (Person of Dubious Reality), as are most of the characters Jack deals with, including the Gingerbreadman, a notorious killer. Unfortunately, Spratt has been suspended pending psychological evaluation for his role in the Red Riding Hood fiasco. Though at first he resists doing "a plot device number twenty-six" and hunting for the Gingerbreadman on his own, eventually Spratt has no choice but to follow the rules of detective convention. Chockablock with puns, literary allusions, groanworthy asides, and playful dismantling of the police procedural,The Fourth Bear will appeal to fans of whimsy, silliness, or plain old nonsense.
title: The Fourth Bear
titlecomplete: The Fourth Bear (Nursery Crime, #2)
characters: Jack Spratt, Mary Mary
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Humor, Science Fiction Fantasy, Crime, Comedy, Adult, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Books About Books
ratings_count: 23217
places: United Kingdom
series: Nursery Crime
publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Audio Books