Bear A Wee Grudge
About Bear A Wee Grudge
Bear a Wee Grudge (A Shamelessly Adorable Teddy Bear Mystery)
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.
About Meg Macy
Award-winning mystery author Meg Macy lives in Southeast Michigan, close enough to Ann Arbor, Chelsea, and Dexter -- the setting of her "Shamelessly Adorable Teddy Bear" cozy mysteries for Kensington. She is also one-half of the writing team of D.E. Ireland for the Eliza Doolittle & Henry Higgins mysteries; two books, Wouldn't It Be Deadly and Get Me to the Grave On Time were Agatha Award finalists for Best Historical. Meg's first published book, Double Crossing, won the 2012 Best First Novel Spur Award from Western Writers of America. Meg loves reading historical and cozy mysteries, gardening, crafts, and watercolor painting.
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My Thoughts
Bear a Wee Grudge by Meg Macy is
the 5th A Shamelessly Adorable Teddy Bear Mystery series. It can be read as a standalone if you are new
to the series, but I recommend reading this cute series in order. Sasha Silverman manages the family’s teddy
bear shop in Silver Hollow, Michigan.
She is looking forward to the upcoming Highland Fling weekend. It is a first for their cozy village. The only bone of contention is the obnoxious
Teddy Hartman who is determined to make life difficult for the Silverman’s. The family is checking out the festival
grounds where people are practicing for the highland competitions. When Sasha’s father, Alex and Gil are hunting
for a missing weapon, they find Teddy dead with an axe in his back. Detective Phil Hunter arrests Alex before
forensics is even collected. Sasha must
work quickly if she is to prove her father’s innocence. I thought Bear a Wee Grudge was well-written
with developed characters. The pacing is
a little slower in this story, but the mystery kept me interested. I like the setting of Silver Hollow. It is a charming small town with quaint shops
and friendly residents. I love all their
festivals and activities. I enjoy the
teddy bear theme and camaraderie at the factory. The
whodunit was a fun one to solve. There are
a number of suspects to consider and clues along the way to help solve the
crime. Sasha actively investigated the murder,
and she asks good questions. There is humor
in the story along with plenty of warm moments with family, friends, and Sasha spending
time with her kind beau. 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.
Kris
The
Avid Reader
