Bear a Wee Grudge (A Shamelessly Adorable Teddy Bear Mystery)
by Meg Macy
About Bear A Wee Grudge
Bear a Wee Grudge (A Shamelessly Adorable Teddy Bear Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
5th in Series
Publisher : Kensington (November 30, 2021)
Paperback : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 149672917X
ISBN-13 : 978-1496729170
Kindle ASIN : B08Y69JKKM
Teddy bear shop manager Sasha Silverman must step fast to find a murderer before an upcoming Scottish festival . . .
It’s springtime in Silver Hollow, Michigan, and Sasha is looking forward to the village’s inaugural Highland Fling weekend. Plans are underway for a Kilted 5K, athletic competitions, dancing, live music, and even a Hurl-the-Haggis contest. Meanwhile, Sasha’s staff is busy crafting custom teddy bears in kilts for the Silver Bear Shop’s vendor booth. But trouble’s brewing behind the scenes, as the obnoxious Teddy Hartman, former owner of a rival teddy bear company, sows seeds of discord about town, targeting Sasha’s family and their business.
Things go from plaid to worse when—just a week before the festival kicks-off—the disgruntled gossip is found murdered with an ax buried in his back. Sasha’s dad is arrested since he’s a champion ax-thrower. But she doesn’t give a dram what it looks like—Sasha knows that despite the old business rivalry with Hartman, her father is innocent. So with a spot of help from her friends, Sasha must bag the real killer before her first Fling also becomes her last.
Dollycas’s Thoughts
Such a happy place! Spring in Silver Hollow, Michigan with a visit to the Silver Bear Shop. A Highland Fling Weekend makes the visit even better. Men in kilts throwing axes, poles, and hammers, along with music, dancing, food, and vendor booths including a Silver Bear booth featuring bears all decked out in the tartan finery.
Most of the men in Sasha’s life are taking part in the athletic events and are in the park practicing when Teddy Hartman arrives on the scene. He has a bad history with the Silverman family and sure has an ax to grind. His wife is even more obnoxious than he is. Don’t even get me started their evil demon dog. It seems their purpose in life is to make the Silverman’s life as un-bear-able as possible. It is not surprising that the man ends up dead – found with an ax in his back. An ax just like Sasha’s dad was throwing at targets earlier. Because of the drama between the two men, the inept Detective Hunter arrests her dad without an iota of real evidence.
Sasha is not going to sit still for one minute and come mud or high water she with a wee bit of help from her friends is going to clear her father’s name and fling the real killer behind bars as quickly as possible.
I really enjoy catching up with the Silverman family. Ms. Macy has created such a wonderful family. One can be cantankerous at times, another can be a wee bit pushy, a few are very creative, but they are all hard workers and strive to make trips to their teddy bear shop as awesome as possible. Their interactions feel pretty typical for a family the works together, that is until a murder is thrown into the mix.
I will admit my inner voice was cheering when I found out who the victim was, he was an awful man. His wife is a piece of work too and sadly their dog was poorly trained and seemed to always be in attack mode. These unlikable characters were cleverly written too. They drew no sympathy from me or any of the other characters in the book.
The bumbling Detective Hunter really irritated me this time so I was happy when Sasha drew another detective into the web of the investigation. There were more suspects than I first imagined and I should have known better because when he was first introduced in this series I wanted to knock the stuffing out of Teddy Hartman a time or two myself. I thought Sasha did a great job sorting out clues until she didn’t. That little misstep led up to a very exciting ending.
While Bear A Wee Grudge
Your Escape Into A Good Book Travel Agent
About Meg Macy
Award-winning mystery author Meg Macy
Author Links
Facebook Twitter Instagram Website Pinterest
Purchase Links
Amazon – B&N – Kobo – Google Play – Apple Books
Great Escapes Praise for Bear a Wee Grudge (A Shamelessly Adorable Teddy Bear Mystery)
by Meg Macy
Bear a Wee Grudge is a craicing good time with Highland Fling fun, tartan teddy bears, an axed antagonist, an indolent detective, a frustrated family, cruel chatter, a mean Morkie, and a sleuthing Sasha.
~The Avid Reader
I enjoyed Bear a Wee Grudge, found the mystery interesting, the characters likable, and the story’s pacing to be on target. I love the Shamelessly Adorable Teddy Bear Mystery series by Meg Macy and I look forward to the next book!
~Sapphyria’s Books
BEAR A WEE GRUDGE is an anxiety-laced mystery with a sweet little surprise at the end. I wish I could actually visit Silver Hollow, take a tour of the factory, get myself a wee bear in a kilt, some mead, and more of Bonnie’s chocolate-covered shortbread.
~Cozy Up With Kathy
I enjoyed the story and mystery. It was nice seeing Sasha’s character grow. Her relationship with Jay is adorable, and I love the way that he proposes to her. My rating for Bear a Wee Grudge by Meg Macy is four stars. If you love teddy bears and mysteries, you will like this book.
~Baroness’ Book Trove
I recommend this series and this installment was GOOD. It would help if you read the series from the beginning, but it’s not absolutely necessary. You can read this book as a stand-alone.
~Valerie’s Musings
TOUR PARTICIPANTS
November 30 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW
December 1 – I’m All About Books – SPOTLIGHT
December 1 – Literary Gold – CHARACTER GUEST POST
December 2 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
December 2 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
December 3 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – REVIEW
December 4 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW, CHARACTER INTERVIEW
December 5 – Cozy Up WIth Kathy – REVIEW
December 6 – Novels Alive – GUEST POST
December 6 – Baroness’ Book Trove – REVIEW
December 7 – I Read What You Write – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
December 7 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
December 8 – Valerie’s Musings – REVIEW
December 9 – Mysteries with Character – GUEST POST
December 9 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
December 10 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT
December 11 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
December 12 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
December 13 – BookishKelly2020 – SPOTLIGHT
Have you signed up to be a Tour Host?
Click Here to Find Details and Sign Up Today!
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. Receiving a complimentary copy in no way reflected my review of this book. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
Meg’s books draw me in since I’m a teddy bear collector. Thanks for including Bear A Wee Grudge on your blog.
This is such a fun series. I love the characters and wish I could visit.
Thank you so much, Lori, for having me on your fabulous blog! So glad you enjoyed Bear A Wee Grudge.
The cover is really cute!