As is my usual wont, there are several Easter Eggs hidden in the book. Not all of the chapter titles come from before 1969; they’re meant to provide a soundtrack of the period – all except one, that is. Provide the explanation on my website, christopherfowler.co.uk, and I’ll send you something as a reward. You can also find me on Twitter @peculiar.
About the Author
CHRISTOPHER FOWLER is the award-winning author of more than forty novels (fifteen of which feature the detectives Bryant and May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit) and short story collections. The recipient of many awards, including the coveted CWA ‘Dagger in the Library’, Chris has also written screenplays, video games, graphic novels, audio plays and two critically acclaimed memoirs, Paperboy and Film Freak. His most recent publication is The Book of Forgotten Authors, drawn from his ‘Invisible Ink’ columns in the Independent on Sunday. Christopher Fowler lives in King’s Cross, London, and Barcelona.
To find out more, visit www.christopherfowler.co.uk or on Twitter @Peculiar
Also by Christopher Fowler,
featuring Bryant & May
FULL DARK HOUSE
THE WATER ROOM
SEVENTY-SEVEN CLOCKS
TEN-SECOND STAIRCASE
WHITE CORRIDOR
THE VICTORIA VANISHES
BRYANT & MAY ON THE LOOSE
BRYANT & MAY OFF THE RAILS
BRYANT & MAY AND THE INVISIBLE CODE
BRYANT & MAY – THE BLEEDING HEART
BRYANT & MAY – THE BURNING MAN
BRYANT & MAY – STRANGE TIDE
BRYANT & MAY – WILD CHAMBER
Short Stories
BRYANT & MAY – LONDON’S GLORY
Memoir
PAPERBOY
FILM FREAK
For more information on Christopher Fowler and his books,
see his website at www.christopherfowler.co.uk
Facebook: christopherrobertfowler
Twitter: Peculiar
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First published in Great Britain in 2018 by Doubleday
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11 Happy Together
fn1 As recounted in Full Dark House
40 Voodoo Child
fn1 Arthur Bryant would later manage to burn down the unit at Mornington Crescent just by ‘staying home’.