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Karen Rush
, March 29, 2016
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This is an entertaining book of short stories by Christopher Fowler, author of the popular UK-based, character-driven Bryant & May books, fictional works that include real bits of London history. I enjoyed every one of these stories. A great touch for the author to include a preamble to each storyline, a core idea or event in his life that triggered the scenario. An interesting cast of characters beginning with the main ones, detectives Bryant and May. Author Christopher Fowler created eccentric Bryant and charming May elderly because he was “fed up with the ageism that suggests only the young can carry out their jobs well.” Their very different personalities create some great dialogue. The stories are witty and smartly written.
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