Full Dark House
(Bryant & May Book 1)
$24.99
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2004
Summary
The matchless team of Inspectors Bryant and May investigate a series of macabre murders against the eerie urban chaos of London during the Blitz.
When a bomb devastates the office of London’s most unusual police unit and claims the life of its oldest detective, Arthur Bryant, his surviving partner John May searches for clues to the bomber’s identity. His search takes him back to the day the detectives first met as young men in 1940.
In Blitz-ravaged London, a beautiful dancer …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553815528 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0553815520 |
| Author: | Christopher Fowler |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2004 |
| Weight: | 286g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 128mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Bryant & May |
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Critics Review
A bizarre dark comedy of an investigation… bawdy, unpredictable and at times hilarious, with a cast of wonderful grotesques
A bizarre dark comedy of an investigation… bawdy, unpredictable and at times hilarious, with a cast of wonderful grotesques * Guardian *
As filled with tricks and sleights of hand as a magician’s sleeve… witty, charismatic, occasionally touching and with a genuine power to thrill – Joanne Harris
Fowler shocks and frightens while making us laugh out loud. An original, erudite and exciting whodunnit * Good Book Guide *
An evocatively reverential tribute to the genre…the clash of temperaments between Bryant and May makes them great detectives * Time Out *
The writing is as ever fluid and pacey, the characterisation deft and the plot fresh and ingenious * Independent on Sunday *
Atmospheric, hugely beguiling and as filled with tricks and sleights of hand as a magician’s sleeve… this is English gothic at its eccentric best; a combination of Ealing comedy and grand opera: witty, charismatic, occasionally touching and with a genuine power to thrill – Joanne Harris
A writer of extraordinary imagination * Sunday Express *
The striking gothic setting of London under fire proves fruitful ground for a bizarre dark comedy of an investigation… bawdy, unpredictable and at times hilarious, with a cast of wonderful grotesques – Maxim Jakubowski * Guardian *
Fowler belongs with the mythographers of London: Iain Sinclair, Peter Ackroyd * New Statesman *
Its combination of Grand Guignol and place setting does command attention * Metro London *
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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