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Bryant & May and the Memory of Blood

Bryant & May Book 9

Christopher Fowler

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English
Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
15 April 2012
Series: Bryant & May
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 dodgy producer and rakish male lead to the dour set designer and the assistant stage manager (the wild daughter of a prominent civil servant) - is a suspect.

It's a perfect case for Bryant and May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit but the Home Office, wary of the PCU's eccentric methods and intensely aware of the potential political embarrassment, wants them off the investigation.

The elderly detectives are not so easily deterred, however. Delving into the history of London theatre and the gruesome origins of 'Punch and Judy', they uncover a maniacal killer is at work - one who must be caught before it's curtains for everyone!
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Imprint:   Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   242g
ISBN:   9780857500946
ISBN 10:   0857500945
Series:   Bryant & May
Pages:   352
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Christopher Fowler is the acclaimed author of the Bryant & May mysteries and Paperboy, his memoir about growing up in London in the '60s. His horror novel, Hell Train, has also just been published. He lives in King's Cross.

Reviews for Bryant & May and the Memory of Blood: (Bryant & May Book 9)

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


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