Bryant & May – Hall of Mirrors: (Bryant & May Book 16): 15 (Bryant & May, 15)

Bryant & May – Hall of Mirrors: (Bryant & May Book 16): 15 (Bryant & May, 15)

by Christopher Fowler (Author)

Synopsis

The year is 1969 and ten guests are about to enjoy a country house weekend at Tavistock Hall. But one amongst them is harbouring thoughts of murder. . . The guests also include the young detectives Arthur Bryant and John May - undercover, in disguise and tasked with protecting Monty Hatton-Jones, a whistle-blower turning Queen's evidence in a massive bribery trial. Luckily, they've got a decent chap on the inside who can help them - the one-armed Brigadier, Nigel `Fruity' Metcalf. The scene is set for what could be the perfect country house murder mystery, except that this particular get-together is nothing like a Golden Age classic. For the good times are, it seems, coming to an end. The house's owner - a penniless, dope-smoking aristocrat - is intent on selling the estate (complete with its own hippy encampment) to a secretive millionaire but the weekend has only just started when the millionaire goes missing and murder is on the cards. But army manoeuvres have closed the only access road and without a forensic examiner, Bryant and May can't solve the case. It's when a falling gargoyle fells another guest that the two incognito detectives decide to place their future reputations on the line. And in the process discover that in Swinging Britain nothing is quite what it seems... So gentle reader, you are cordially invited to a weekend in the country. Expect murder, madness and mayhem in the mansion!

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More Information

Format: paperback
Publisher: Bantam
Published:

ISBN 10: 0857503111
ISBN 13: 9780857503114
Book Overview: Fans of Christopher Fowler's gloriously inventive, imaginative series are in for a period treat - Hall of Mirrors is set in 1969 during a country house weekend, with a killer at large and featuring a youthful and unexpectedly sprightly Arthur Bryant and John May!

Media Reviews
Fowler always manages to keep things fresh, and Hall of Mirrors is no exception . . . as well written and original as ever. * CRIME FICTION LOVER *
'Laugh-out-loud funny . . . long-running, eccentric and consistently entertaining. * BOOKLIST *
Author Bio
Christopher Fowler is the author of more than forty novels (fifteen of which feature the detectives Bryant and May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit) and short story collections. The recipient of many awards, including the coveted CWA `Dagger in the Library', Chris has also written screenplays, video games, graphic novels, audio plays and two critically acclaimed memoirs, Paperboy and Film Freak. His most recent book is The Book of Forgotten Authors, drawn from his `Invisible Ink' columns in the Independent on Sunday. Chris divides his time between London's King's Cross and Barcelona. You can find out more by visiting his website and following him on Twitter.