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Bryant and May on the Loose (Bryant & May 7) (Hardcover)

by Christopher Fowler (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Doubleday & Co Inc. (16 Jul 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0385614659
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385614658
  • Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 13.8 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 16,064 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Long regarded an anachronism and a thorn in the side of its superiors, the Peculiar Crimes Unit is to be disbanded. For octogenarian detectives Arthur Bryant and John May, it seems retirement is now the only option. But then a headless body is found in a freezer, and on the perimeter of a massive construction site near King's Cross, a gigantic figure has been spotted - dressed in deerskin and sporting antlers made of knives and suddenly, with limited resources and very little time, the PCU are back in business. In the panoply of great fictional detective duos, Bryant & May rank alongside (and somewhere in between) Holmes & Watson and Mulder & Scully.


About the Author

Christopher Fowler is the acclaimed author of six Bryant & May mysteries, including the award-winning Full Dark House. He has also written a memoir of growing up in suburban London in the early 60s, Paperboy. He lives in King's Cross, London.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bryant and May are back!!, 9 Jul 2009
This, the seventh in Christopher Fowler's excellent Bryant and May detective series, finds the elderly pair on as fine form as ever. Following the disbandment of the Peculiar Crimes Unit at the end of the previous in the series, The Victoria Vanishes, it seemed like the end. However, when headless corpses start being discovered, and a mysterious stag-like figure is seen, Bryant and May again swing into action.

The story, as ever, is set in and around a part of London that millions of people pass through each year, but don't really see. In this instance it is King's Cross, set against the backdrop of the current regeneration of the area following the Eurostar terminal being opened at St Pancras. The plot moves forward at a good pace, with the two detectives' differing views on the crimes (supernatural vs mundane) used to good effect.

One of the most interesting facets of the book is seeing how the various members of the Peculiar Crimes Unit have adapted (or in some cases failed to adapt) to life outside of the police force. Some have handled it well, some badly, and it's interesting to see just how much the team meant to most of the former members.

As always with the Bryant and May series, it is a cracking read, and one to be enjoyed by existing fans of the series - especially with the promise of an eighth book next year. However, this would also be a good starting point for those who haven't yet discovered the delights of Christopher Fowler's work, so hopefully this book will earn him more fans. It's a lot more inventive and a lot more fun than most other crime fiction, so if you want a whodunnit (or indeed a whatdunnit) with style, humour, tension, and, at the end of a day, a good old-fashioned story, then give it a go. You won't be disappointed.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Back in Business!, 26 Aug 2009
By J. S. Bundy (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Bryant and May are back and on the case! The PCU has become peripatetic and it's members dispersed into the real world for a time. None of them however are coping particularly well and as if on cue, a seemingly motiveless murder with its roots firmly in the mythology of King's Cross, reunites the team.

Once again Christopher Fowler's love and knowledge of his home city, and in this case home stamping ground, shine through and provide the (muddy) backdrop for this tale.

As always I really enjoyed this book and was enchanted to see another side to Janice Longbright! I was however slightly disappointed that April and Meera (and Crippen) were slightly underwritten in this installment. However the final chapters leave one in no uncertain knowledge that our dynamic duo and their team will return in the near future...
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, 2 Aug 2009
By R. Storer "beachcomber" (blackpool. england) - See all my reviews
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Thankfully, after being very disappointed by two of my other favourite authors' work(patrick gale and armistead maupin), Christopher Fowler has indeed come up trumps. Straight away the rollercoaster ride begins, with many twists and turns. This book is a certain welcome return..cant wait for the next.
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