Seventy-Seven Clocks

A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery

Christopher Fowler

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Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, Inc
30 September 2008

Crime & Mystery

Series: Peculiar Crimes Unit

A mysterious stranger in outlandish Edwardian garb defaces a Pre-Raphaelite painting in the National Gallery. Then a guest at the exclusive Savoy Hotel is fatally bitten by a marshland snake. Over the next several days, an outbreak of increasingly bizarre crimes will hit London—and, fittingly, come to the attention of the Peculiar Crimes Unit. Art vandalism, an exploding suspect, pornography, rat poison, Gilbert and Sullivan musicals, secret societies…and not a single suspect in sight. The killer they’re chasing has a dark history, a habit of staying hidden, and time itself on his side. Detectives May and Bryant are racing the clock and this time the bell may be tolling for them.

By: Christopher Fowler
Imprint: Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 3
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780553385540
ISBN 10: 0553385542
Series: Peculiar Crimes Unit
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 30 September 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Inactive

Christopher Fowler was the acclaimed author of the award-winning Peculiar Crimes Unit mysteries: Full Dark House, The Water Room, Seventy-Seven Clocks, Ten Second Staircase, White Corridor, The Victoria Vanishes, Bryant & May on the Loose, Bryant & May off the Rails, The Memory of Blood, The Invisible Code, Bryant & May and the Bleeding Heart, Bryant & May and the Burning Man, Bryant & May: Strange Tide, Bryant & May: Wild Chamber, Bryant & May: Hall of Mirrors, Bryant & May: The Lonely Hour, Bryant & May: Oranges & Lemons, Bryant & May: London Bridge Is Falling Down, and Bryant & May: Peculiar London. In 2015 Fowler won the coveted Crime Writers’ Association Dagger in the Library Award in recognition for his body of work. Christopher Fowler died in 2023.

Reviews for Seventy-Seven Clocks: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery

Highly unusual ... exciting and original.... It starts with a violent death in the lobby of the legendary Savoy Hotel and quickly expands to include art vandalism, Gilbert and Sullivan, and a host of other peculiarities. -Chicago Tribune A twisty thriller, full of action and plot surprises. -Publishers Weekly Invulnerable, genial and crafty. -Los Angeles Times They're old, they're cranky, and their chaotic work habits inevitably lead to disaster. But life always seems livelier whenever Arthur Bryant and John May are on a case! -New York Times Book Review Cranky, eccentric, and brilliant, Bryant and May dispense fascinating bits of knowledge as they solve supposedly unsolvable crimes. -Cleveland Plain Dealer