The Fourth Bear

I am beginning to doubt Jasper Fforde is actually writing these Nursery Crime books. Perhaps he's paid someone else to do it, because they're so bad. The Eyre Affair series was brilliant - both original and deep. These books have predictable jokes and cardboard characters, and it's like sitting through a really crappy stand-up comedian. Basically, Jack Spratt is a police officer who has to catch the criminals, who are all nursery rhyme characters. That's about it. Oh, he has to resolve a few things with his wife. Um, so what? Who cares? Not I. This writer is capable of so much more! He's got a new book in the Eyre Affair series coming out next year. I hope it's good. I fear it will be bad.