Bryant & May and the Burning Man: A Peculiar Crimes Unit

Bryant & May and the Burning Man: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery

No case is too curious for Arthur Bryant and John May, Londonâ€™s most ingenious detectives. But with their beloved city engulfed in turmoil, theyâ€™ll have to work fast to hold a sinister killerâ€™s feet to the fire.

In the week before Guy Fawkes Night, Londonâ€™s peaceful streets break out in sudden unrest. Enraged by a scandal involving a corrupt financier accused of insider trading, demonstrators are rioting outside the Findersbury Private Bank, chanting, marching, and growing violent. But when someone hurls a Molotov cocktail at the bankâ€™s front door, killing a homeless man on its steps, Bryant, May, and the rest of the Peculiar Crimes Unit is called in. Is this an act of protest gone terribly wrong? Or a devious, premeditated murder?

Their investigation heats up when a second victim is reported dead in similar fiery circumstances. May discovers the latest victim has ties to the troubled bank, and Bryant refuses to believe this is mere coincidence. As the riots grow more intense and the body count climbs, Bryant and May hunt for a killer whoâ€™s adopting incendiary methods of execution, on a snaking trail of clues with roots in Londonâ€™s history of rebellion, anarchy, and harsh justice. Now, theyâ€™ll have to throw themselves in the line of fire before the entire investigation goes up in smoke.

Suspenseful, smart, and wickedly funny, Bryant & May and the Burning Man is a brilliantly crafted mystery from the beloved Christopher Fowler.

Praise for Bryant & May and the Burning Man

â€œFabulously unorthodox . . . [Fowler] takes delight in stuffing his books with esoteric facts; together with a cast of splendidly eccentric characters [and] corkscrew plots, wit, verve and some apposite social commentary, they make for unbeatable fun.â€â€”The Guardian

â€œWinningly eccentric . . . The books are set in a skillful synthesis of a phantasmagorical earlier era and the modern age.â€â€”Financial Times

â€œThe most delightfully, wickedly entertaining duo in crime fiction . . . Fowlerâ€™s tale is a rich mix of laugh-out-loud lines, acerbic wit, obscure British history and a wonderfully puzzling story. Grade: Aâ€â€”The Plain Dealer

â€œFowler is even better than usual at getting readers to care about his squad of misfits.â€â€”Publishers Weekly

â€œNot even Arthur Bryantâ€™s alarming behavior can dampen the twelfth installment in the most joyously inventive mystery series of our time.â€â€”Kirkus Reviews

â€œFascinating and intriguing . . . This book is definitely a standalone novel that keeps the reader absorbed in the story, and will make everyone want to go back and read them all. . . . This is a very solid story and a great addition to Fowlerâ€™s long-running series. The mystery is fascinating and readers will definitely want to know what happens next. And for newcomers to the series, this will be an excellent place to start.â€â€”Suspense Magazine

â€œFans of the Bryant and May series will welcome this latest installment with plenty of obscure historical details mixed with outrÃ© crimes and the banter of the PCU members. Newcomers will find plenty to enjoy as well without finding the amount of details included from earlier outings overwhelming.â€â€”Library Journal

â€œWitty with a dry sense of humor . . . finely plotted . . . complex and funny.â€â€”RT Book Reviews

â€œA fascinating investigation with lots of false leads and a plethora of historical factoids.â€â€”Mystery Scene

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Bantam
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-12-15
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Bantam
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-12-15
Format	Kindle eBook

Bryant & May and the Burning Man: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery

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