The Water Room by Christopher Fowler
. Pooling their information to investigate hitherto undiscovered secrets of the city, Bryant and May make some sinister connections and realize that, in a London filled with the rich, the poor and the dispossessed, there's still something a desperate individual is willing to kill for - and kill again to protect.
'Atmospheric, hugely beguiling and as filled with tricks and sleights of hand as a magician's sleeve..this is English gothic at its eccentric best; a combination of Ealing comedy and grand opera: witty, charismatic, occasionally touching and with a genuine power to thrill' * JOANNE HARRIS *
'An evocatively reverential tribute to the genre...the clash of temperaments between Bryant and May makes them great detectives' * TIME OUT *
'The striking gothic setting of London under fire proves fruitful ground for a bizarre dark comedy of an investigation...bawdy, unpredictable and at times hilarious, with a cast of wonderful grotesques' -- Maxim Jakubowski * GUARDIAN *
'A writer of extraordinary imagination' -- Sunday Express
'An evocatively reverential tribute to the genre...the clash of temperaments between Bryant and May makes them great detectives' * TIME OUT *
'The striking gothic setting of London under fire proves fruitful ground for a bizarre dark comedy of an investigation...bawdy, unpredictable and at times hilarious, with a cast of wonderful grotesques' -- Maxim Jakubowski * GUARDIAN *
'A writer of extraordinary imagination' -- Sunday Express
'Very cleverly plotted...simultaneously scary and alluring'
-- Daily Telegraph Books of the Year
Christopher Fowler was the multiple award-winning author of almost fifty novels and short story collections, including the celebrated Bryant & May mysteries. His other novels include Roofworld, Spanky, The Sand Men and Hot Water. He has also written two acclaimed memoirs, Paperboy (winner of the Green Carnation Prize) and Film Freak, plus The Book of Forgotten Authors and Peculiar London, Bryant and May's singular and eccentric guide to the city. In 2015 Chris was awarded the Crime Writers Association's coveted 'Dagger in the Library' for his body of work. He lived in London and Barcelona. Diagnosed with cancer just as the UK went into lockdown in 2020, Chris died on 2nd March 2023.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780553815535 |
| ISBN 10 | 0553815539 |
| Title | The Water Room |
| Author | Christopher Fowler |
| Series | Bryant And May |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2005-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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