The Memory of Blood: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery

The Memory of Blood: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery

Christopher Fowlerâ€™s acclaimed Peculiar Crimes Unit novels crackle with sly wit, lively suspense, and twists as chilling as Londonâ€™s fog. Now the indomitable duo of Arthur Bryant and John May, along with the rest of their quirky team, return to solve a confounding case with dark ties to the British theater and a killer who may mean curtains for all involved.

For the crew of the New Strand Theatre, the play The Two Murderers seems less performance than prophecy when a cast party ends in the shocking death of the theater ownerâ€™s son. The crime scene is most unusual, even for Bryant and May. In a locked bedroom without any trace of fingerprints or blood, the only sign of disturbance is a gruesome life-size puppet of Mr. Punch laying on the floor. Everyone at the party is a suspect, including the corrupt producer, the rakish male lead, the dour set designer, and the assistant stage manager, who is the wild daughter of a prominent government official.

Itâ€™s this last fact that threatens the Peculiar Crimes Unitâ€™s investigation, as the governmentâ€™s Home Office, wary of the teamâ€™s eccentric methods, seeks to throw them off the case. But the nimble minds of Bryant and May are not so easily deterred. Delving into the history of the London theater and the disturbing origins of Punch and Judy, the detectives race to find the maniacal killer before he reaches his even deadlier final act.Â

Whip-smart and endlessly entertaining, The Memory of Blood is an ingeniously intricate mystery from the deliciously inventive Christopher Fowler.

BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Christopher Fowler's The Invisible Code.

Praise for The Memory of Blood
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â€œ[The Memory of Blood] breathes new life into the locked-room mystery. . . . Spiced with a little screwball-comedy dialogue and a touch of the occult.â€â€”The Washington Post
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â€œGreat fun.â€â€”The Seattle Times
Country USA
Manufacturer Bantam
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-03-27
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Bantam
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2012-03-27
Format	Kindle eBook