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British fiction's most enigmatic detectives since Holmes and Watson return in their seventh wickedly entertaining and intriguing investigation...
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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...
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bryant and May are back!!,
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This review is from: Bryant and May On The Loose (Bryant & May 7) (Hardcover)
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.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Now I have to read the rest!,
This review is from: Bryant and May On The Loose (Bryant & May 7) (Paperback)
Being new to Bryant and May I was slightly worried that this book is number 7 in the series - I prefer to read such things in order in case any of the later books give away plot points from the previous outings - but was not disappointed. There is just enough background at the beginning of the book to bring new readers like me up to speed but no so much that long standing fans will be bored, and occasional references to previous cases throughout the story add depth without ruining the stories for latecomers. A good start!
So, on to the story itself - it's a great read, a well plotted murder mystery combined with believable characters. The amount of research undertaken by Christopher Fowler is evident - the architectural and historical detail of the locations feels like you could almost be on a walking tour of Kings Cross - but never overpowers the underlying mystery. It's easy to read, entertaining and light hearted but at the same time quite dark and serious. I polished it off in just a few sittings. I'd definitely recommend Bryant and May to those who like mystery novels with a touch of the unusual about them - now I have to go back and read the first 6 mysteries (Full Dark House, The Water Room, Seventy Seven Clocks, 10-Second Staircase, White Corridor, The Victoria Vanishes) before moving on to number 8 - Bryant and May Off The Rails, but I have a feeling I'll enjoy them all just as much as this. A great new discovery!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
What a good read,
By Jane (Reading) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bryant and May On The Loose (Bryant & May 7) (Paperback)
One good thing about this book is that it was given to me.
The bad thing is, I'm now going to have to buy the other 6 as I'm hooked. Nice to find something within the thriller genre that's a bit more quirky than average. I thoroughly enjoyed this and, as a Londoner myself, it was a real education as well. I would definitely recommend this to Crime Novel readers and am now off to add the others to my Amazon Wishlist.
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