England's finest: Stories
β Scribed by Fowler, Christopher
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 194 KB
- Series
- Bryant & May
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- New York
- ISBN
- 1984820524
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β¦ Synopsis
The Peculiar Crimes Unit has solved many extraordinary cases over the years. Some have been forgotten, others hidden, a few lost down the back of the Unit sofa --until now. . . .
"The most delightfully, wickedly entertaining duo in crime fiction." --The Plain Dealer
Arthur Bryant remembers these lost cases as if they were yesterday. Unfortunately, he doesn't remember yesterday, so newly revealed facts come as something of a surprise--to everyone, really, not least an increasingly exasperated John May.
Here you will discover the truth about the diva and the seventh reindeer, learn how a consul's son came to be buried in the Unit's basement, and understand why a corpse might end up in a swamp of Chinese dinners. There's an ordinary London street corner that's prone to strange accidents, and the Post Office Tower plays host to some ghoulish Halloween goings-on--but how a forgotten London legend could be...
β¦ Subjects
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