Bryant & May and the Memory of Blood
(Bryant & May Book 9)
$33.71
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2012
Summary
Bryant and May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit investigate the baffling death of a child and what appears to be a murderous puppet.
The defenestration of a ruthless theatre impresario’s young son was definitely not the best way to end the play’s first night party. And the crime scene itself was most unusual—a locked bedroom, with no sign of forced entry, no prints or traces of blood, just a sinister, life-size puppet of Mr Punch lying on the floor.
Everyone at the party—from the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857500946 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0857500945 |
| Author: | Christopher Fowler |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2012 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Bryant & May |
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Excellent… plotted with wit and intelligence
Excellent… plotted with wit and intelligence * THE TIMES *A sense of the macabre combined with laugh-out-loud moments and eccentric characters are set against a lovingly realised London backdrop * DAILY TELEGRAPH *Charming and quirky… a pleasurably intelligent read * FINANCIAL TIMES *
About The Author
Christopher Fowler
Christopher Fowler was the multiple award-winning author of almost fifty novels and short story collections, including the celebrated Bryant & May mysteries. His other novels include Roofworld, Spanky, The Sand Men, and Hot Water. He has also written two acclaimed memoirs, Paperboy (winner of the Green Carnation Prize) and Film Freak, plus The Book of Forgotten Authors and Peculiar London, Bryant and May’s singular and eccentric guide to the city. In 2015 Chris was awarded the Crime Writers Association’s coveted ‘Dagger in the Library’ for his body of work. He lived in London and Barcelona. Diagnosed with cancer just as the UK went into lockdown in 2020, Chris died on 2nd March 2023.
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