title: Bryant & May and the Burning Man: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery
author:  Christopher Fowler 
description: Fabulously unorthodox . . . [Christopher Fowler] takes delight in stuffing his books with esoteric facts; together with a cast of splendidly eccentric characters [and] corkscrew plots, wit, verve and some apposite social commentary, they make for unbeatable fun.<b><i>The Guardian</i></b><br /> <b><i></i></b><br /> Winningly eccentric . . . The books are set in a skillful synthesis of a phantasmagorical earlier era and the modern age.<b><i>Financial Times</i></b><br /> <b><i></i></b><br /> The most delightfully, wickedly entertaining duo in crime fiction . . . Fowlers tale is a rich mix of laugh-out-loud lines, acerbic wit, obscure British history and a wonderfully puzzling story. Grade: A<i></i><b><i>The Plain Dealer</i></b><br /> <br /> Fowler is even better than usual at getting readers to care about his squad of misfits.<b><i>Publishers Weekly</i></b><br /> <b><i></i></b><br /> Not even Arthur Bryants alarming behavior can dampen the twelfth installment in the most joyously inventive mystery series of our time.<b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br /> <b><i></i></b><br /> Fascinating and intriguing . . . This book is definitely a standalone novel that keeps the reader absorbed in the story, and will make everyone want to go back and read them all. . . . This is a very solid story and a great addition to Fowlers long-running series. The mystery is fascinating and readers will definitely want to know what happens next. And for newcomers to the series, this will be an excellent place to start.<b><i>Suspense Magazine</i></b><br /> <b></b><br /> Fans of the Bryant and May series will welcome this latest installment with plenty of obscure historical details mixed with outr crimes and the banter of the PCU members. Newcomers will find plenty to enjoy as well without finding the amount of details included from earlier outings overwhelming.<b><i>Library Journal</i></b><br /> <b><i></i></b><br /> Witty with a dry sense of humor . . . finely plotted . . . complex and funny.<b><i>RT Book Reviews</i></b><br /> <b><i></i></b><br /> A fascinating investigation with lots of false leads and a plethora of historical factoids.<b><i>Mystery Scene</i></b>
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  Bryant & May and the Secret Santa
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  11.50 of _Bryant and May_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Christopher Fowler
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  **In this fast-paced Peculiar Crimes Unit mystery, available as an eBook short
  story, detectives Arthur Bryant and John May must crack a puzzling Christmas
  case with some extra assistance from Santa's little helpers.**  
    
  **Includes a preview of Christopher Fowler's upcoming Peculiar Crimes Unit
  mystery, _Bryant & May and the Burning Man_!**  
    
  The streets of London are covered in twinkling lights and freshly fallen snow,
  but the mood inside the Christmas department of Selfridges is decidedly less
  cheery. Bryant and May have arr