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Author
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Books
 IMBA Bestseller
THE TREACHEROUS TEDDY
Bear Collector Mystery #5
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While Brad pieces together his latest “Claw and Order” bear for a local teddy bear show, Ash—who’s now an auxiliary deputy sheriff—finds a local farmer done in by an arrow through his heart. The Lyon’s investigative skills may be razor-sharp, but this case has stumped them. Was it a hunting accident—or was the farmer being hunted? Now Brad and Ash must decipher the elusive clues of the murder while organizing their first teddy bear jubilee in town. And with the suspect list growing, they’ll have to work fast to root out a killer before more innocents become endangered…
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"The Treacherous Teddy is another winner…[and] puts the talented Lamb’s skills on display on every page."
Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Storytelling at its best; fast paced, smoothly written, with characters readers care about. The “Bear Collector” series started out strong and keeps getting stronger."
Cozy Library
"This is a fun series with a great leading pair [and] plenty of teddy bear lore… (Rated Four Stars)"
The Mystery Reader
"The Treacherous Teddy is another complex mystery. With each book [Lamb’s] writing gets better and the mysteries get more difficult to solve."
Gumshoe Review
"A cozy with teeth! A first class mystery… I was hooked from the first page and absolutely did not want to put it down."
The Romance Readers Connection
"Lamb’s mysteries are strong police procedurals with heart."
Lesa’s Book Critiques
"The Treacherous Teddy is a great choice for fans of cozy mysteries and a solid entry in this winning series."
CA Reviews
"One of the Top Books of 2009."
Fantasy Book Critic
"A cheerful mystery laced with humor...as comforting as a cup of cocoa on a winter day."
Fredericksburg.com
 MBA Bestseller
THE CLOCKWORK TEDDY
Bear Collector’s Mystery #4
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Sometimes you shouldn’t go home again. Brad and Ash have returned to San Francisco for the first time since moving to the Shenandoah Valley and their visit has suddenly turned ugly. While attending a teddy bear show, they witness a robbery and then have a menacing encounter with an ex-SFPD cop with an ax to grind against Brad. That night, a man is murdered at a seedy motel and Brad’s former partner doesn’t quite know what to make of the unique teddy bear left at the scene. Although they’re on vacation, Brad and Ash offer to share their fur-ensic expertise…especially since it will give them the opportunity to work with their daughter, Heather Lyon, an undercover detective on the force.
Coming on October 7, 2008 from Berkley Prime Crime
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“An exceptional mystery and highly recommended. Readers [will] be guessing at the outcome right until the final pages.”
-- Mysterious Reviews
“One more welcome addition to Lamb’s intriguing mysteries. The Clockwork Teddy is the best so far”
-- Lesa’s Book Critiques
 IMBA Bestseller
THE
CRAFTY TEDDY
Bear Collector's Mystery #3
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Peaceful Massanutten County is becoming a little hazardous. First, someone
takes a shot at Brad and barely misses. Then three Yakuza roll into
town and, shortly thereafter, the director of the local history
museum turns up murdered. The investigation is going nowhere fast,
until Ash notices something unusual about the antique teddy bears
on display in the museum...
Coming
in November 2007 from Berkley
Prime Crime
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an Excerpt from The Crafty Teddy
“A page-turner. An original and refreshing change in the overcrowded amateur-sleuth genre.” (Rated Four Stars)
-- Romantic Times Magazine
“A delightful and engaging series.”
-- Reviewing the Evidence
IMBA Bestseller
 THE FALSE-HEARTED TEDDY
Bear Collector's Mystery #2
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After
a winter spent making stuffed animals, retired S.F.P.D. homicide
inspector Brad Lyon and his wife, Ashleigh, exhibit their mohair
menagerie at a major teddy bear show in a hotel in Baltimore's harbor
district. However, this fur fest is unlike any they've ever attended.
Hidden behind the throngs of happy faces and cute teddy bears is
a simmering and potentially lethal brew of violence, betrayal, obsessive
love, and blackmail. A beloved teddy bear artist is murdered and
the evidence points to Brad as the killer. Brad and Ash must unravel
a series of mysteries while coping with the Baltimore Police, the
thuggish husband of the murder victim, and an amorous bear aficionado
who's objective is to make Brad her newest romantic conquest.
Available in June 2007 from Berkley
Prime Crime
"With a quick-moving plot that’s neither too cozy nor too hard-boiled, a likable sleuth and an original premise, Lamb has another honey of a mystery."
-- Richmond Times-Dispatch
"I finished [it] in one lazy afternoon because I couldn’t put it down."
-- Cozy Library
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an Excerpt from The False-Hearted Teddy
IMBA Bestseller and 2006 “Dilys” Award Finalist
THE
MOURNFUL TEDDY
Bear Collector's Mystery #1
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When
San Francisco PD Homicide Inspector Bradley Lyon was wounded in
a gun battle and forced to retire, he and his wife, Ashleigh moved
to her childhood home in a tiny rural community in the Shenandoah
Valley of Virginia. Now the couple works together making artisan
teddy bears and adding to their enormous collection of stuffed animals.
Their lives are peaceful and happy until Brad finds a murdered man
floating in the river. When the sheriff refuses to investigate the
killing, Brad and Ash begin their own inquiry and learn the dead
man is connected to the theft of a rare and extremely valuable teddy
bear produced to commemorate the sinking of the Titanic. The Mournful
Teddy is the first in a series featuring Brad and Ash Lyon.
Available in August 2006 from Berkley
Prime Crime
"The
Mournful Teddy is a fur ball of fun. There'll be no hibernating
once you start reading it."
-- Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News
“A smart debut.”
-- Mystery Scene Magazine
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an Excerpt from The Mournful Teddy
 ECHOES
OF THE LOST ORDER
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A famous
document dictated by General Robert E. Lee is stolen from the Library
of Congress and six months later, an unidentified woman dressed
in a Confederate uniform is found murdered on a Civil War reenactment
battlefield in Talmine, a small Virginia Tidewater town.The
events seem unconnected until Talmine's Chief of Police, Steve MacKinnon,
and his wife, Victoria, a former police crime analyst, begin to
investigate. However, in order to discover the truth behind the
killing, Steve and Victoria must place themselves in the line of
fire.
Available
in November 2005 from Five Star
Publications
"Former
homicide detective John Lamb launches his debut novel with an intriguing
concept-a Civil War reenactor shot to death during a mock battle-and
follows it through with masterful skill. Echoes of the Lost Order
is a compelling mystery by a dazzling new talent. John Lamb is one
of the strongest new voices in the genre."
-- P.B. Ryan, author of the Gilded
Age mystery series
"Outstanding
debut suspense story…An engaging central character, plenty of action,
and a sound plot. Lamb will have to go some to top this first effort!"
-- Robert Walch, I Love a Mystery Newsletter.
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an Excerpt from Echoes of the Lost Order
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SAN
DIEGO SPECTERS is a compendium of local history and investigations
into Southern California haunted sites-some celebrated and
others more obscure. Although John believes in ghosts, he
doesn't believe all ghost stories and isn't reluctant to debunk
a haunting when the evidence is lacking. The book has been
praised as one of the most intelligent and readable volumes
about ghost phenomena written in recent years.
"John
Lamb's book about San Diego ghosts is the sort of ghost book
you just could not put down."
-- Professor Dr. Hans Holzer, author of Ghosts and Hans Holzer's Travel Guide to Haunted Houses
"…a
must read for anyone interested in the study of the phenomena
of ghosts."
-- Richard L. Senate, author of Ghost Stalker's Guide to
Haunted California |
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Also available in Southern California bookshops.
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an excerpt from San Diego Specters
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