July 2011 Book of the Month.

Once again Christopher Fowler has dished up a terrifically riveting story that fans of Bryant and May can't fail to love both for the well wrought characters but also the clever plot line. For those considering dipping into this series then to appreciate the brilliance of this author you should go back to one of the earlier titles.   Arthur Bryant, John May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit  have been given just one week to find a killer they'd caught once before. he's a young man called Mr Fox and somewhat of an enigma.  British fiction's most enigmatic detectives since Holmes & Watson return in their eighth wickedly entertaining and intriguing investigation...

Comparison: John Harvey, Robert Goddard, Christopher Brookmyre
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Synopsis

Detectives Bryant and May are being lured down into the darkest recesses of the London Underground where their quarry, expertly disguised, has struck again. Their search takes them into the vast labyrinth of tunnels, a subterranean world full of legends and ghost stations, which tie the city together. Edging closer to what lies hidden beneath the city - and to the madness that is driving a man to murder - Bryant and May are about to uncover a mystery as bizarre as anything they have ever encountered ...

About the Author

Christopher Fowler is co-founder and co-creative director of Creative Partnership. He also writes novels, screenplays and short story collections, and has had over twenty books published to date. His story The Master Builder was a CBS movie starring Tippi Hendren. Another, Left Hand Drive, won Best British Short Film in 1993. Others have been published in Time Out, The Big Issue, the Independent On Sunday and the Mail On Sunday. He was the 1998 recipient of the BFS Best Short Story Of The Year for Wageslaves. His first novel, the bestseller Roofworld, has been developed as a film for producer Marc Samuelson. Subsequent novels include Darkest Day, Spanky, Psychoville (film rights owned by Jude Law and Sadie Frost), Soho Black, Calabash and the two Bryant & May mysteries, Full Dark House and The Water Room. More books by this author Author 'Like for Like' recommendation