The Fourth Bear

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The Fourth Bear

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Author	Jasper Fforde
Language	English
Series	Nursery Crimes
Genre	Fantasy / Mystery
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date	10 July 2006 (Hardback)
Publication place	UK
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	400
ISBN	0-340-83570-2 (UK Hardback)
OCLC	73950031
Preceded by	The Big Over Easy
Followed by	The Last Great Tortoise Race

The Fourth Bear is a mystery/fantasy novel by Jasper Fforde published in July 2006. It is Jasper Fforde's sixth novel, and the second in the Nursery Crimes series (also known as the Jack Spratt series). It continues the story of Detective Inspector Jack Spratt from The Big Over Easy.