London's Glory

Bryant & May (Short Stories)

Christopher Fowler

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Bantam
15 November 2016

Fiction & Literature; Classic crime; Short stories

Series: Bryant & May Short Stories

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 Little Italy Whelk Smuggling Scandal. Now Arthur Bryant has decided to open the files on eleven of these previously unseen investigations that required the collective genius and unique modus operandi of Arthur Bryant and John May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit - investigations that range from different times (London during the Great Smog) and a variety of places- a circus freak show, on board a London Tour Bus and even a yacht off the coast of Turkey.

And in addition to these eleven classic cases, readers are also given a privileged look inside the Peculiar Crimes Unit (literally, with a cut away drawing of their offices), a guide to the characters of the Peculiar Crimes Unit, and access to the contents of Arthur Bryant's highly individual library.

By: Christopher Fowler
Imprint: Bantam
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 13
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 199g
ISBN: 9780857503121
ISBN 10: 085750312X
Series: Bryant & May Short Stories
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 15 November 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christopher Fowler is the award-winning author of more than forty novels - including thirteen featuring the detectives Bryant and May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit - and short-story collections. The recipient of the coveted CWA 'Dagger in the Library' Award for 2015, Chris's most recent books are the Ballard-esque thriller The Sand Menand Bryant & May - Strange Tide. His other work includes screenplays, video games, graphic novels, audio plays and two critically acclaimed memoirs, Paperboy and Film Freak. His weekly column 'Invisible Ink' was a highlight of the Independent on Sunday's arts pages. He lives in King's Cross, London, and Barcelona. To find out more, visit www.christopherfowler.co.uk

Reviews for London's Glory: Bryant & May (Short Stories)

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 *