Gladly The Cross-Eyed Bear by Ed McBain in excellent, pre-owned condition. What's cuddly, cute, and the object of a high-stakes court battle? It's Gladly, a cross-eyed teddy bear: the brainchild of slightly cross-eyed beauty lainie Commins, Matthew Hope's client and the litigant in a trademark dispute with toy company tycoons Etta and Brett Toland. Hope, still recovering from a near-fatal shooting, is certain he can win this case until someone murders one of the key players. Suddenly Lainie is up for another trial, this time for homicide. While she vigorously denies any involvement in the shooting aboard the yacht Toy Boat, her story keeps changing, and the evidence against her mounts--until Hope discovers that Lainie is not only a toy designer with a complaint but also a participant in a most surprising sexual liaison. While Hope is locked in a battle of nerves and legal wits, two of his closest associates have found their way into another of Florida's favorite people traps. Warren Chambers and Toots Kiley have entered the underworld of drug-smuggling violence from opposite ends-and they can only escape together. From Calusa's elegant salowater canals to its sun-baked ghetto, Ed McBain has done for the west coast of Florida what he did for the 87th Precinct created a living, teeming, unforgettable world where justice gets done and undone, where some lives are shattered and others changed forever.

ISBN: 0446519898