{"product_id":"bryant-may-peculiar-london-hardcover","title":"Bryant \u0026 May: Peculiar London - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Fowler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThinking of a jaunt to England? Let Arthur Bryant and John May, London's oldest police detectives, show you the oddities behind the city's façades in this tongue-in-cheek travel guide.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The best fun is running all over the city with these amiable partners.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eBryant \u0026amp; May: The Lonely Hour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's getting late. I want to share my knowledge of London with you, if I can remember any of it.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo says Arthur Bryant. He and John May are the nation's oldest serving detectives. Who better to reveal its secrets? Why does this rainy, cold, gray city capture so many imaginations? Could its very unreliability hold the key to its longevity? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The detectives are joined by their boss, Raymond Land, and some of their most disreputable friends, each an argumentative and unreliable expert in their own dodgy field. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each character gives us a short tour of odd buildings, odder characters, lost venues, forgotten disasters, confusing routes, dubious gossip, illicit pleasures, and hidden pubs. They make all sorts of connections--and show us why it's almost impossible to separate fact from fiction in London.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Fowler\u003c\/b\u003e was the acclaimed author of the award-winning Peculiar Crimes Unit mysteries: \u003ci\u003eFull Dark House, The Water Room, Seventy-Seven Clocks, Ten Second Staircase, White Corridor, The Victoria Vanishes, Bryant \u0026amp; May on the Loose, Bryant \u0026amp; May off the Rails, The Memory of Blood, The Invisible Code, Bryant \u0026amp; May and the Bleeding Heart, Bryant \u0026amp; May and the Burning Man, Bryant \u0026amp; May: Strange Tide, Bryant \u0026amp; May: Wild Chamber, Bryant \u0026amp; May: Hall of Mirrors, Bryant \u0026amp; May: The Lonely Hour, Bryant \u0026amp; May: Oranges \u0026amp; Lemons, Bryant \u0026amp; May: London Bridge Is Falling Down, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBryant \u0026amp; May: Peculiar London.\u003c\/i\u003e In 2015 Fowler won the coveted Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award in recognition for his body of work. Christopher Fowler died in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.58 x 8.47 x 5.84 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47392272842930,"sku":"9780593356241","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/206fa8870589c9f37195ca3ebf936a78.webp?v=1777959512","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/bryant-may-peculiar-london-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}