Bryant & May - London's Glory
(Bryant & May Book 13, Short Stories)
$39.54
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2016
Summary
The first-ever collection of Bryant & May stories not only sheds light on eleven classic cases (including the CWA Short Story Dagger shortlisted ‘Bryant and May and the Nameless Woman’) but also contains everything you need to know about the two octogenarian detectives and the Peculiar Crimes Unit.
In every detective’s life there are cases that can’t be discussed, and throughout the Bryant & May novels there have been mentions of some of these such as the Deptford Demon or the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857503121 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 085750312X |
| Author: | Christopher Fowler |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2016 |
| Weight: | 201g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 127mm x 17mm |
| 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.
Witty, engaging mix of crime drama and comedy that’s also an esoteric history of London. * THE SUN *
Off-kilter, witty and unorthodox…winningly eccentric…London, in all its non-homogenous, sprawling splendour, is as much a character as Fowler’s sleuthing duo. – Barry Forshaw * FINANCIAL TIMES *
Wonderful … not only are there eleven short stories featuring our elderly and eccentric detectives, but there are notes on all the regulars and also a divine cartoon of the Peculiar Crimes Unit premises … Fowler delivers a feast of cases with that slightly skew-whiff view. This really is great stuff * CRIMESQUAD magazine *
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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