Full Dark House: (Bryant & May Book 1) by Christopher Fowler (English) Paperback

Description: Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler In this crime novel, the team of Inspectors Bryant and May investigate a series of macabre murders against the eerie urban chaos of London during the Blitz. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 Londons most unusual police unit and claims the life of its oldest detective, Arthur Bryant, his surviving partner John May searches for clues to the bombers 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 rehearsing for a sexy, sinister production of Orpheus In The Underworld is found without her feet. Bryant & Mays investigation plunges them into a bizarre gothic mystery, where a faceless man stalks terrified actors and death strikes in darkness. Tracking their quarry through the blackout, searching for a murderer wholl stop at nothing to be free of a nightmare, the duo unwittingly follow the same path Orpheus took when leading Euridyce from the shadows of Hell.Back in the present day, John May starts to wonder if their oldest adversary might be the killer who took his partners life. He must work alone to solve a puzzle that began over half a century earlier...In a war-shaken city of myths, rumours and fear, Bryant & May discover that a house is not always a home, nothing is as it appears, the most cunning criminals hide in plain sight, and the devil has all the best tunes. Dark drama and black comedy combine as Bryant & May take centre stage in their first great case. Notes Bryant and May crime mystery. Back Cover BRYANT & MAYS FIRST MYSTERY Arthur Bryant and John May of the Mets little-known Peculiar Crimes Unit are Londons longest-serving detectives. When a bomb claims Bryants life, it ends a partnership that has lasted for over half a century. Desperately searching for clues to the killers identity, May becomes convinced that the answer is to be found in their very first assignment together. It was in London, during the Blitz, and it all began when a beautiful dancer in a steamy new production of Orpheus in the Underworld was found without her feet... And it was an investigation that would plunge the two young detectives into a bizarre gothic mystery - in pursuit of a faceless man who stalked the theatres of a nervous, beleaguered city already full of myth and rumour. From the acclaimed author of Roofworld and Spanky comes a deliciously sinister drama in which two of British fictions most enigmatic detective heroes - Bryant and May - take centre stage in this, their first great case. Author Biography 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 Mays singular and eccentric guide to the city. In 2015 Chris won the CWAs 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. Review 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 magicians sleeve... witty, charismatic, occasionally touching and with a genuine power to thrill -- Joanne HarrisFowler 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 * Promotional The matchless team of Inspectors Bryant and May investigate a series of macabre murders against the eerie urban chaos of London during the Blitz. Review Text A bizarre dark comedy of an investigation... bawdy, unpredictable and at times hilarious, with a cast of wonderful grotesques Review Quote A bizarre dark comedy of an investigation... bawdy, unpredictable and at times hilarious, with a cast of wonderful grotesques Promotional "Headline" The matchless team of Inspectors Bryant and May investigate a series of macabre murders against the eerie urban chaos of London during the Blitz. Details ISBN0553815520 Author Christopher Fowler Pages 416 Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd Year 2004 ISBN-10 0553815520 ISBN-13 9780553815528 Format Paperback Publication Date 2004-09-01 Imprint Bantam Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.914 Birth 1953 Media Book Language English Subtitle (Bryant & May Book 1) Series Bryant & May UK Release Date 2004-09-01 AU Release Date 2004-09-01 NZ Release Date 2004-09-01 Alternative 9781407094120 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:1118903;

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