June 27, 2009

Octogenarian detectives? Sure, why not?

Check out Christopher Fowler's Bryant & May series. The two gentlemen are detectives in London's Peculiar Crimes Unit, which is a dumping ground for cases which the regular Metropolitan Police don't want to try to solve. They've been doing this since London was suffering under the Blitz.

It's charming. Bryant's the eccentric, May is the solid dependable one, but both are intelligent. The best part for me is that you learn things along the way. In Book Two, for example, London's underground rivers play a major role. What? You didn't know London had underground rivers? Have a look.

Posted by Linkmeister at June 27, 2009 11:10 AM | TrackBack
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This looks good, too. I'll add it to my stack.

Posted by: Juli Thompson at June 27, 2009 04:56 PM

I've read at least 3 of these - this is one of the weirdest fictional worlds I've encountered, and it's all in London! And yes, I read The Water Room, about the underground rivers...

Posted by: hedera at June 28, 2009 07:01 PM