I recently had the pleasure of reading Death of a Six-Foot Teddy Bear by Sharon Dunn recently. I had read about Sharon from her posts at Faithchicks.com where she blogs with other Christian authors. Her books looked interesting and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity of reading a mystery involving Bargain Hunters (reminds me of my mother-in-law and her eldest daughter). Besides, with a title such as Death of a Six-Foot Teddy Bear who could pass this up. Part of me wanted to read the mystery and the other part of me wanted to get inside the minds of ladies who are looking for the best bargain (a trait I don’t possess, it must be because I am so impatient).
About Sharon Dunn: Sharon is the author of Death of a Garage Sale Newbie and the Ruby Taylor mystery novels including Sassy Cinderella, which was voted Book of the Year by American Christian Fiction Writers. She earned a bachelor’s in television production and a master’s in history. Sharon lives with her husband and three children.
From the back cover: Ginger and her husband, Earl, are in for a wild ride in Calamity, Nevada, along with the other BHN ladies – college student Kindra, mother-of-four Suzanne, and sassy senior Arleta. They came to town for the Inventors Expo and some outlet shopping, but instead they endure lost luggage, broken air conditioning, and a long line of people angry at hotel owner Dustin Clydell. With the Inventors Expo and the Squirrel Lovers convention both in the same town, the Wind-Up Hotel has somehow overbooked.
Before the night is over, a man in a teddy bear costume is found dead, the Inventors Expo is canceled…and the authorities want to talk to one of the BHN ladies! What else could possibly go wrong? Once again, the Bargain Hunters swing into sleuth mode to solve the murder – and this time, clear one of their own. Along the way, Ginger discovers something even better than a bargain.
My thoughts: Based on the title and description of the book I was looking forward to a light read and laughter so I drew a bubble bath and settled in for some serious reading. Sharon delivered on both accounts. Death of a Six-Foot Teddy Bear had me guessing to the end on who committed the murder and I couldn’t believe how much trouble one woman could get into. Wait. I take that back, I can believe that because I am related to such a person. It was hard for me to imagine Ginger as the main character because I would think of my relative. (That is a compliment by the way.)
One thing that stood out to me is we can become so focused on achieving our dream that we lose focus of God. God can place the dream in our heart but it’s also up to him to deliver through on it. We can’t force our dreams to come true.
Thank you Sharon for letting me be a part of your Blog Tour.
