John J. Lamb

A crafter of artisan teddy bears, former homicide detective Brad Lyon, along with his wife, takes his creations to a big-time bear show in Baltimore where tempers run high and chaos ensues when a fellow designer, accused of stealing ideas, drops dead after using her asthma inhaler. Original.

The False-Hearted Teddy

When his wife's twentieth wedding anniversary gift, a valuable, antique teddy bear, is stolen, retired San Francisco cop Brad Lyon discovers that this crime may be linked to the arrival of Japanese gangsters and the murder of the local museum director. Original.

The Crafty Teddy

When retired cop Brad Lyon finds a dead body during the Shenandoah Valley Teddy Extravaganza, he discovers that the victim was linked to the Mourning Bear, a $150,000 bear created to commemorate the sinking of the Titanic, and that the local cops do not want his help. Original.

The Mournful Teddy

"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 ..."--Back cover.

The treacherous teddy

Retired San Francisco cop Brad Lyon is settling into a quieter life with his wife Ashleigh in Virginia’s mountain country, where they collect and create teddy bears. But even here, stuff happens. The peace of the Shenandoah Valley is shattered when an intruder breaks into the Lyon home and makes off with their antique Farnell Alpha teddy bear—one of the most celebrated stuffed animals in history, and also Brad’s gift to Ash on their twentieth wedding anniversary. Afterward, life seems to be getting back to normal—until a trio of Japanese gangsters inexplicably shows up in town, and then the local museum director is found dead. Even though it all seems a bit fur-fetched, Brad knows he’s got a 187 on his hands—that’s California penal code for murder.

A Bear Collector's Mystery

The False-hearted Teddy

During their trip to San Francisco, Brad and Ashleigh Lyon get to spend some quality time with their daughter, an undercover detective, when they stumble upon a murder at a teddy bear show. Original.

The Clockwork Teddy

San Diego Specters is an entertaining investigation into haunted sites-some famous and others obscure-throughout San Diego County. Fresh witness accounts are combined with genuine historical research on each of the suspected haunted places. Haunted sites examined include the Hotel Del Coronado, the world-renowned Whaley House and other historic buildings in Old Town San Diego. Firsthand reports of ghost and poltergeist phenomena are blended with historic data to provide an unorthodox and engaging portrait of spectral San Diego. All haunted locations listed in the book have been thoroughly checked by the author, John Lamb, a trained detective with 22 years of law enforcement experience.

Ghosts, Poltergeists, and Phantasmic Tales

San Diego Specters

San Francisco cop Brad Lyon has retired from the force and is loving his new life in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, with his wife, Ashleigh. When not investigating murder, they collect and create adorable teddy bears, and even sometimes encounter real ones. While Brad pieces together his latest “Claw and Order” bear for a local teddy bear show, his deputy wife finds a local farmer done in by an arrow through his heart. Ash’s investigative skills may be razor-sharp, but this case has stumped them both. Was it a hunting accident—or was the farmer being hunted? Now Brad and Ash must assemble together the clues 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.

The Treacherous Teddy

Retired San Francisco cop Brad Lyon and his wife Ashleigh had been settling into a comfortable life in the Shenandoah Valley, collecting and creating adorable teddy bears. But when they take a return trip to California, things suddenly turn ugly. Sometimes you shouldn't go home again. When Brad and Ashleigh Lyon visit San Francisco for the first time since they moved to Virginia, they're looking forward to catching up with friends and family. But instead, they first witness a robbery at a teddy bear show—and then when a cutting-edge robot teddy bear is found at a murder scene, Brad's former partner enlists the bear-making couple as fur-ensic experts. At least that'll give them the opportunity to spend more time with their daughter Heather—an undercover detective on the force. But as Brad and Ash unravel the mystery, they run the risk of coming to a grizzly end.

When Stephen MacKinnon became the Chief of Police of Talmine, a small and peaceful town, he hoped he was leaving the stressful life of murder investigation behind. But then a body is found at a Civil War re-enactment battle held in the town's park.

John J. Lamb

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