Christopher Fowler

Bryant & May: Peculiar London Christopher Fowler

Thinking of a jaunt to England? Let Arthur Bryant and John May, London's oldest police detectives, show you the oddities behind the façades of the city in this tongue-in-cheek travel guide.
 
"The best fun is running all over the city with these amiable partners." The New York Times Book Review, on Bryant & May: The Lonely Hour

Its getting late. I want to share my knowledge of London with you, if I can remember any of it.

So says Mr. Arthur Bryant. He and John May are the nations oldest serving detectives. Who better to spend an evening with talking about London? Why does this rainy, cold, gray city capture so many imaginations? Could its very unreliability hold the key to its longevity?
 
The detectives are joined by their boss, Raymond Land, and some of their most disreputable friends, each an argumentative and unreliable expert in their own dodgy field.
 
Each character gives us a short tour of odd buildings, odder charcaters, lost venues, forgotten disasters, confusing routes, dubious gossip, illicit pleasures, and hidden pubs. They make all sorts of odd connections and show us why it's almost impossible to separate fact from fiction in London.
 
Join the old boys on their magical mystery tour. Who knows where well all end up?