FREE: Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear

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Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear by Ed McBain

Hardback, Very Good condition

Genre: Mystery / Detective Fiction

Matthew Hope, recovered from gunshots and a coma and, true to his earlier resolve, practicing only civil law in Calusa, FL., represents the plaintiff in a suit involving the eponymous teddy bear, named after a mis-heard line in a hymn ("Gladly the cross I'd bear").

Young toy designer Lainie Commins is suing her ex-boss, toy manufacturer Brett Toland, for copyright and patent infringement, contending that his cross-eyed bear is a direct steal from hers. When Brett is found shot to death on his yacht, Lainie is arrested and charged with murder. She persuades Hope to represent her even as, she commits the first legal sin, lying to her lawyer.

Unable to reach his usual investigators Hope hires 60-something Guthrie Lamb, an old-style PI with major male chauvinist traits.

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