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If you're searching for something really different in the overcrowded field of crime writing, then do yourself a favour and pick up a novel by Christopher Fowler. The author's Bryant and May series is proving to be one of the quirkiest and most ingenious pleasures to be found in the genre: atmospheric, sardonically funny and craftily suspenseful. Of course, this will come as no surprise to those who had discovered Fowler via his earlier writing in the horror and fantasy field (another genre in which he quickly distinguished himself from most of the competition). But there is no doubt that he has really found his métier with his recent books set in the Met's Peculiar Crimes unit. The Home Office is on the point of shutting this unorthodox unit down, when an important staff member is found dead in a sealed autopsy room. Suspects are numerous, and as a wintry Britain shivers, the brilliantly intuitive detective duo who are Fowler's protagonists are hors de combat where this particular investigation is concerned; on their way to a scientific convention, they have been snowed in after a blizzard in Devon. Can Bryant and May conduct their investigations from afar? However, this is not their only problem -- a psychotic killer is haunting the Dartmoor Road, with a homicidal shopping list.
This is quite delicious stuff, delivered with all the assurance we have come to expect from Fowler. As ever, his eccentric team of ageing detectives are one of the most original creations around, and the outrageously inventive plots that Fowler conjures are a match for the characterisation. If you're beginning to feel that the crime genre is running out of steam, the slightest acquaintance with one of Christopher Fowler's Bryant and May novels will quickly disabuse you of this notion --Barry Forshaw
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British fiction's most enigmatic detectives since Holmes and Watson return in their fifth outrageously entertaining and intriguing investigation...
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The Bryant and May series blend the nostalgia of the golden age mystery story with the darkness and horrific elements that have been an element of Christopher Fowler's previous books and short stories.
The plot is described above so I won't recap, but this novel contains the humour and great characterisation that is an integral part of the other books in the series. Fans of Bryant & May will love it, as will horror/suspense and mystery readers.
Another classic (probably my favourite so far)!
The plot is described above so I won't recap, but this novel contains the humour and great characterisation that is an integral part of the other books in the series. Fans of Bryant & May will love it, as will horror/suspense and mystery readers.
Another classic (probably my favourite so far)!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
"White Corridor" by Christopher Fowler carries the Bryant & May series to a further level. It is, of course, a page turner, and I found I had to put it down to avoid the disappointment of reading it all in one go. Two major crime themes are cleverly interwoven against the background of Bryant and May being away from London and their Peculiar Crimes Unit. It keeps the great English detective novel genre fully alive. I think these novels are destined to last and to be read for years. There are complex turns and surprises in the plots, and the clever use of the "White Corridor" both in the mind of the young french suspect, and the great snow that ensnares Bryant and May. Oh - just go ahead and get it and read it!
Reviewed by Nick Hackney
Reviewed by Nick Hackney
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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'The White Corridor' is the latest instalment in the Bryant and May series following 'Full Dark House', 'The Water Room', 'Seventy-seven Clocks' and 'Ten Second Staircase.'
Following the successful capture of The Highwayman plans are still afoot to shut down the Peculiar Crimes Unit, and prevent any more embarrassing press coverage. Bryant and May set off for Devon to attend a Spiritualist Conference and have a well-earned break. Whilst they're on their way they get caught in severe weather conditions and back at the unit one of the team is murdered. DS Janet Longbright is acting Head of the department and has to use everything she has learned from the elderly detectives in order to exonerate the other officers at the unit.
'The White Corridor' is different to the other Bryant and May novels in that it does not take place in London, which for some readers might detract from it's appeal. It is worth persevering though, because this is a real cracker!
Bryant is his usual self; 'He's only alive because it's illegal to kill him'!
As usual, brilliant. If you haven't read the other Bryant and May novels, it might be better to start at the beginning, so that you really understand the characters.
Following the successful capture of The Highwayman plans are still afoot to shut down the Peculiar Crimes Unit, and prevent any more embarrassing press coverage. Bryant and May set off for Devon to attend a Spiritualist Conference and have a well-earned break. Whilst they're on their way they get caught in severe weather conditions and back at the unit one of the team is murdered. DS Janet Longbright is acting Head of the department and has to use everything she has learned from the elderly detectives in order to exonerate the other officers at the unit.
'The White Corridor' is different to the other Bryant and May novels in that it does not take place in London, which for some readers might detract from it's appeal. It is worth persevering though, because this is a real cracker!
Bryant is his usual self; 'He's only alive because it's illegal to kill him'!
As usual, brilliant. If you haven't read the other Bryant and May novels, it might be better to start at the beginning, so that you really understand the characters.
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Another great outing for Bryant and May
Christopher Fowler's The White Corridor is the fifth in his Bryant and May murder mystery series, set as usual with a very strong London backdrop though this time his two... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mark Pack
Cold Comfort
Christopher Fowler's Bryant and May novels are getting more and more gripping. Late nights devouring "Ten Second Staircase" were effecting my work, so it's a good job I read... Read more
Published on 4 May 2010 by David Agnew's windowcleaner
One of His Best!
Yes, I admit it, I'm already a big fan of Christopher Fowler, but this book is really, really good. I don't want to say anything about the plot - it would spoil it for you - but be... Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2010 by Mrs. J. A. Quinn
Snow sleuths like 'em
If you haven't read any of the Bryant and May books before, then don't start here. Start with Full Dark House or maybe The Water Room (FDH is the first chronologically, but TWR... Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2009 by Quicksilver
a good read
I enjoyed this book so much that I bought it for my mother for mothering sunday!
Published on 10 April 2009 by D. Cannon
One of my favourite authors, so this review could be biased!
'The White Corridor' is the latest instalment in the Bryant and May series following 'Full Dark House', 'The Water Room', 'Seventy-seven Clocks' and 'Ten Second Staircase. Read more
Published on 13 July 2008 by Sarah Durston
White Corridor - a fascinating read
"White Corridor" by Christopher Fowler carries the Bryant & May series to a further level. It is, of course, a page turner, and I found I had to put it down to avoid the... Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2007 by Nick Hackney
Another cracking read!!!
The Bryant and May series blend the nostalgia of the golden age mystery story with the darkness and horrific elements that have been an element of Christopher Fowler's previous... Read more
Published on 2 July 2007 by George Kaplan
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