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Bryant & May - The Burning Man: (Bryant & May 12)
Christopher Fowler
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Description for Bryant & May - The Burning Man: (Bryant & May 12)
Paperback. London is under siege. A banking scandal has filled the city with violent protests, and as the anger in the streets detonates, a young homeless man burns to death after being caught in the crossfire between rioters and the police. But all is not as it seems; an opportunistic killer is using the chaos to exact revenge. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
London is under siege. A banking scandal has filled the city with violent protests, and as the anger in the streets detonates, a young homeless man burns to death after being caught in the crossfire between rioters and the police. But all is not as it seems; an opportunistic killer is using the chaos to exact revenge, but his intended victims are so mysteriously chosen that the Peculiar Crimes Unit is called in to find a way of stopping him. Using their network of eccentric contacts, elderly detectives Arthur Bryant and John May hunt down a murderer who adopts incendiary methods of execution. But they soon find their investigation taking an apocalyptic turn as the case comes to involve the history of mob rule, corruption, rebellion, punishment and the legend of Guy Fawkes. At the same time, several members of the PCU team reach dramatic turning points in their lives - but the most personal tragedy is yet to come, for as the race to bring down a cunning killer reaches its climax, Arthur Bryant faces his own devastating day of reckoning. `I always said we'd go out with a hell of a bang,' warns Bryant.
Product Details
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Bryant and May
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857502353
SKU
V9780857502353
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-16
About Christopher Fowler
Christopher Fowler is the author of more than forty novels (sixteen of which feature the detectives Bryant and May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit) and many short story collections. A multiple award-winner, including the coveted CWA `Dagger in the Library', Chris has also written screenplays, video games, graphic novels, audio plays and two acclaimed memoirs, Paperboy and Film Freak. His most recent non-fiction book is The Book of Forgotten Authors. Chris divides his time between London's King's Cross and Barcelona. You can find out more by visiting his website and following him on Twitter.
Reviews for Bryant & May - The Burning Man: (Bryant & May 12)
Fabulously unorthodox...Fowler, an unashamed anorak, takes delight in stuffing his books with esoteric facts; together with a cast of splendidly eccentric characters ranging from white witches to unfrocked and potty academics, corkscrew plots, wit, verve and some apposite social commentary, they make for unbeatable fun.
Laura Wilson
GUARDIAN
Witty, engaging mix of crime drama and comedy that's also an esoteric history of London.
Sun
Laura Wilson
GUARDIAN
Witty, engaging mix of crime drama and comedy that's also an esoteric history of London.
Sun