Bryant & May - The Burning Man
(Bryant & May 12)
$35.00
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2016
Summary
London is under siege. A banking scandal has filled the city with violent protests, and as the anger in the streets detonates, a young homeless man burns to death after being caught in the crossfire between rioters and the police.
But all is not as it seems; an opportunistic killer is using the chaos to exact revenge, but his intended victims are so mysteriously chosen that the Peculiar Crimes Unit is called in to find a way of stopping him.
Using their network of eccentric co…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857502353 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0857502352 |
| Author: | Christopher Fowler |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2016 |
| Weight: | 285g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 130mm x 197mm |
| Series: | Bryant & May |
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Critics Review
Witty, engaging mix of crime drama and comedy that’s also an esoteric history of London.
Fabulously unorthodox…Fowler, an unashamed anorak, takes delight in stuffing his books with esoteric facts; together with a cast of splendidly eccentric characters ranging from white witches to unfrocked and potty academics, corkscrew plots, wit, verve and some apposite social commentary, they make for unbeatable fun. – Laura Wilson * GUARDIAN *
Witty, engaging mix of crime drama and comedy that’s also an esoteric history of London. * Sun *
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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