Bryant & May and the Bleeding Heart: A Peculiar Crimes Unit

Bryant & May and the Bleeding Heart: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery

NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST MYSTERIES OF THE YEAR BY THE SEATTLE TIMES â€¢Â Londonâ€™s wiliest detectives, Arthur Bryant and John May, are on the case in this fiendishly clever mystery. And when a cemetery becomes the scene of a crime, neither secretsâ€”nor bodiesâ€”stay buried.
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Romain Curtis sneaks into St. Georgeâ€™s Gardens one evening with his date, planning to show her the stars. A centuries-old burial ground, the small, quiet park is the perfect place to be alone. Yet the night takes a chilling turn when the two teenagers spy a strange figure rising from among the tombstones: a corpse emerging from the grave. Suffice it to say that wherever thereâ€™s a dead man walking, Bryant and May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit are never far behind.
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As the PCU investigates the sighting, a second urgent matter requires their unusual brand of problem-solving. Seven ravens have gone missing from their historic home in the Tower of London, and legend has it that when the ravens disappear, England will fall. Bryant has been tasked with recovering the lost birds, but when Romain is suddenly found dead, the two seemingly separate mysteries start to intertwine and point to a plot more sinister than anyone could ever imagine.
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Soon Bryant and May find themselves immersed in Londonâ€™s darkest lore, from Victorian-era body snatchers, to arcane black magic, to the grisly myth behind Bleeding Heart Yard, a courtyard long associated with murder. And as the body count spikes and more coffins are unearthed, they will have to dig deep to catch a killer and finally lay these cases to rest.
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Darkly funny and fast-paced, Bryant & May and the Bleeding Heart is a brilliantly twisting puzzle, conjured from the inventive mind of Christopher Fowler.

Praise for Bryant & May and the Bleeding Heart
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â€œLetâ€™s talk about guilty pleasures. . . . A historic burial ground like St. Georgeâ€™s Garden, scene of the unfortunate incident of resurrection, is right up [Arthur Bryantâ€™s] dark alley. And mine.â€â€”Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
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â€œDelectably droll . . . criminally underappreciated . . . guaranteed to amuse . . . [Bryant & May are] endearing throwbacks to a time when this genre was brainy and pure. They are the last of a breed and they know it. . . . Their very credibility puts quaint old Bryant & May in a class of their own.â€â€”Janet Maslin, The New York Times
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â€œFans of the series will enjoy the continuing travails of these two long-suffering octogenerian friends and their fellow officers. Newcomers will appreciate the twists and turns of the case as well as the many details from the odd corners of one of the worldâ€™s great cities.â€â€”Library Journal
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â€œEndearingly eccentric . . . intriguing.â€â€”Publishers Weekly
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â€œHilarious . . . a charming and intriguing mystery mixed with marvelous characters. [Christopher] Fowlerâ€™s snarky writing elevates what could be dull or routine and makes it a true joy to read.â€â€”RT Book Reviews

â€œMake Bryant & May and the Bleeding Heart the next book you read. . . . These stories are witty, challenging, engrossing, informative and incredibly well written. . . . Picture a television series that is a rough mash-up of Law & Order, The X-Files and Monty Pythonâ€™s Flying Circus. . . . I sensed Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Ed McBain and Agatha Christie nodding in approval. . . . [Fowlerâ€™s] latest book contains some of his best writing.â€â€”Bookreporter

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Bantam
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-12-02
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Bantam
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-12-02
Format	Kindle eBook

Bryant & May and the Bleeding Heart: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery

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