{"product_id":"bryant-may-london-bridge-is-falling-down-a-peculiar-crimes-unit-mystery-hardcover","title":"Bryant \u0026 May: London Bridge Is Falling Down: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Fowler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Unbeatable fun . . . [Christopher Fowler] takes delight in stuffing his books with esoteric facts.\" \u003ci\u003e--The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe brilliant duo of Arthur Bryant and John May uncovers a nefarious plot behind the seemingly innocuous death of an old lady--and when the case leads them to London Bridge, it all comes down on the Peculiar Crimes Unit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen ninety-one-year-old Amelia Hoffman dies in her top-floor flat on a busy London road, it's considered an example of what has gone wrong with modern society: she slipped through the cracks in a failing system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut detectives Arthur Bryant and John May of the Peculiar Crimes Unit have their doubts. Mrs. Hoffman was once a government security expert, though no one can quite remember her. When a link emerges between the old lady and a diplomat trying to flee the country, it seems that an impossible murder has been committed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMrs. Hoffman wasn't the only one at risk. Bryant is convinced that other forgotten women with hidden talents are also in danger. And, curiously, they all own models of London Bridge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the help of some of their more certifiable informants, the detectives follow the strangest of clues in an investigation that will lead them through forgotten alleyways to the city's fabled bridge in search of a desperate killer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut just when the case appears to be solved, they discover that Mrs. Hoffman was smarter than anyone imagined. There's a bigger game afoot that could have terrible consequences.\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 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767688986912,"sku":"9780593356210","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/82437906a944eeb9918d9e8e437125d6.webp?v=1780315397","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bryant-may-london-bridge-is-falling-down-a-peculiar-crimes-unit-mystery-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}