A Mysterious Review of Bryant & May and the Burning Man by Christopher Fowler. A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery.
Review summary: Not just a compelling mystery involving the Peculiar Crimes Unit and its aging leadership, but also a fascinating history lesson of London itself. With many interesting and quirky characters and a strong plotline, this is a solid entry in this long-running series. (Click here for text of full review.)
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Bryant & May and the Burning Man
Christopher Fowler
A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery
Bantam (December 2015)
Publisher synopsis: In the week before Guy Fawkes Night, London's peaceful streets break out in sudden unrest. Enraged by a scandal involving a corrupt financier accused of insider trading, demonstrators are rioting outside the Findersbury Private Bank, chanting, marching, and growing violent. But when someone hurls a Molotov cocktail at the bank's front door, killing a homeless man on its steps, Bryant, May, and the rest of the Peculiar Crimes Unit is called in. Is this an act of protest gone terribly wrong? Or a devious, premeditated murder?
Their investigation heats up when a second victim is reported dead in similar fiery circumstances. May discovers the latest victim has ties to the troubled bank, and Bryant refuses to believe this is mere coincidence. As the riots grow more intense and the body count climbs, Bryant and May hunt for a killer who's adopting incendiary methods of execution, on a snaking trail of clues with roots in London's history of rebellion, anarchy, and harsh justice. Now, they'll have to throw themselves in the line of fire before the entire investigation goes up in smoke.
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