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2000s: In Which Mr May Makes A Mistake And Mr Bryant Goes Into The Dark
The Lonely Hour
What you need to know before your trail
On a rainy winter night outside a run-down nightclub in the wrong part of London, four strangers meet for the first time at 4:00am.
A few weeks later the body of an Indian textile worker is found hanging upside down inside a willow tree on Hampstead Heath. The Peculiar Crimes Unit is called in to investigate. The victim was found surrounded by the paraphernalia of black magic, and so Arthur Bryant and John May set off to question experts in the field.
But the case is not what it appears. When another victim seemingly commits suicide, it becomes clear that in the London night is a killer who knows what people fear most. And he always strikes at 4:00am.
Travel Guide
BookTrail Bryant and May’s London
The London featured in the Bryant and May books is really fascinating ad feature some of the lesser known spots with tons of history! The sense of place is very much central to the story here and it features heavily throughout the novel as a character in the story itself. So much care and attention to detail in this author’s crafting of London. Two geriatric investigators who take on the cases at the Peculiar crimes unit are something to be reckoned with and their view and experience of the city is a joy to read about. The Peculiar is close to King’s Cross so you’re right at the heart of the action.
This is an interesting case as there is at first no link between the victims and the killer and the victims themselves.
What have they done to attract the attentions of a murderer that doesn’t seem to exist. Impossibilities are what the Peculiar Crimes Unit does best.
It’s a trail that takes them from the poorest part of the East End to the wealthiest homes in North London – an investigation that can only end in tragedy…
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Lonely Hour
Destination/location: London Author/guide: Christopher Fowler Departure Time: 2000s
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