The Fourth Bear: A Nursery Crime (Jack Spratt Investigates)
by Jasper Fforde
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Author: Jasper FfordeEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-07-31
ISBN: 0143038923
Number of pages: 378
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: "If I were a bear..."
Summary: 5 Stars
Jasper Fforde is an ingenious crafter of puns, a weaver of stories completely fantastical yet grounded in some sort of reality that leave readers hungry for more. His second foray into the Nursery Crime Division is just as laugh-out-loud funny as the first book in the series, with a few literary twists befitting Thursday Next finding their way into the mix. "The Fourth Bear" is a quick-paced hilarious trip through the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Detective Chief Inspector Jack Spratt always manages to find himself in a pickle: he is lauded as the person responsible for capturing the Gingerbreadman, the most notorious serial killer in history, but infamous for messing up other cases, most recently that of Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother being swallowed by the wolf. When the Gingerbreadman escapes, Jack knows he is the only one who can capture the creature, but his boss takes him off the case, thinking he is too insane to perform his duties. He is sidetracked to a case about a missing journalist, Henrietta "Goldilocks" Hatchett, and his unorthodox investigation soon turns up a whole lot of questions but not many answers or connections. But Jack is certain that the whole "too hot, too cold, just right" theory indicates four bears, not three, and must find the evidence to prove his theory, and save his own life and the town of Reading.
"The Fourth Bear" is a showcase of Jasper Fforde's immense talent: each chapter is filled with puns and witty worldplay that any lover of literature will appreciate, especially the appearance of Dorian Gray. The plot is as convoluted as all of Fforde's works, yet he always manages to pull out a resolution that works to explain absolutely everything. Definitely "just right", "The Fourth Bear" will leave readers hungry and ready for the next case.
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