Passions-and tempers-run high at a big-time bear show. And when a Cheery Cherub Bear designer is accused of stealing an idea-and later dies-Brad and Ashleigh Lyon's suspicions take wing.
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 day is here-and Brad Lyon is helping his wife put the finishing touches on her best bears, ju...
Thanks for humoring your strange folks.”“Are you kidding, Daddy? I’ve always dreamed of working a One-Eighty-Seven with you.”“I know, but this is strictly unofficial and I don’t want you running afoul of your supervisors.”“You never worried about that,” Heather said sassily.“Which might explain w...
Based on everything I’d observed and what Linda Ingersoll had told me, Marie was an archetypal bully and Frank had been the classic wishy-washy enabler. Therefore, it wasn’t likely she was accustomed to direct confrontation and my aggressive stance was intended to exploit that potential weakness....
The road flare was another clue that the guy was a rank amateur. Professional torches usually want their handiwork to look accidental; they almost never use that sort of pyrotechnic device to start a fire. Road flares can burn at more than a thousand degrees Fahrenheit, leaving a distinctive scor...