Bryant & May Hall of Mirrors: (Bryant & May Book 16)

(Paperback)

Available Formats

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

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! 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 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!

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 *
The prequel to end all prequels, wonderfully literate, fully of great dialogue and, at times, very poignant. Top quality entertainment. * FULLY BOOKED *
Distinctively bonkers while never straying away from an intriguing mystery that keeps the reader guessing . . . the resolution is a bit of a cracker . . . another winner from Christopher Fowler and his merry curmudgeons . . . Highly Recommended. * CLASSIC MYSTERY *
More fully fleshed-out suspects, clues, red herrings, twists, and honest mystery and detection than in the last three whodunits you read. * KIRKUS REVIEWS *

Author Bio

Christopher Fowler was the multiple award-winning author of almost fifty novels and short story collections, including the celebrated Bryant & May mysteries. His other novels include Roofworld, Spanky, The Sand Men and Hot Water. He has also written two acclaimed memoirs, Paperboy (winner of the Green Carnation Prize) and Film Freak, plus The Book of Forgotten Authors and Peculiar London, Bryant and May's singular and eccentric guide to the city. In 2015 Chris won the CWA's coveted 'Dagger in the Library' for his body of work. He lived in London and Barcelona. Diagnosed with cancer just as the UK went into lockdown in 2020, Chris died on 2nd March 2023.