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Loading... Bryant & May: Strange Tide: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery (original 2016; edition 2016)by Christopher Fowler (Author)
Work InformationBryant and May: Strange Tide by Christopher Fowler (2016)
   Books Read in 2017 (821) No current Talk conversations about this book.  kitsune_reader | Nov 23, 2023 |    This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.The mystery is as twisted as the Thames itself, involving, among other things, not only the initial victim but refugees, an illegal gambling den, and a new-age self-help center. Fowler weaves in a ton of London history and facts about the Thames throughout the story, but it never feels overly forced. One thing I didn't like was the parallel story involving a refugee in London. This part of the book is not bad in the least, but it felt as if this character was set up to be more significant than he was. The end of the story does provide an intriguing tease at the next volume, but I think I'll be going back to the beginning of the series first. A finished copy was provided through the Librarything Early Reviewers program. (  ) lisally | Jul 25, 2018 |  ) annarellix | Jan 31, 2018 | This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.http://webereading.com/2017/10/bryant-and-may-completed-for-now.html (  ) klpm | Oct 6, 2017 | ) brangwinn | May 14, 2017 | no reviews | add a review
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HTML:London’s most brilliant but unconventional detectives, Arthur Bryant and John May, must plumb the depths of a particularly murky mystery. The Peculiar Crimes Unit faces its most baffling case yet—and if Bryant and May can’t rise to the challenge, the entire unit may go under. Near the Tower of London, along the River Thames, the body of a woman has been discovered chained to a stone post and left to drown. Curiously, only one set of footprints leads to the tragic spot. “The Bride in the Tide,” as the London press gleefully dubs her, has the PCU stumped. Why wouldn’t the killer simply dump her body in the river—as so many do? Arthur Bryant wonders if the answer lies in the mythology of the Thames itself. Unfortunately, the normally wobbly funhouse corridors of Bryant’s mind have become, of late, even more labyrinthine. The venerable detective seems to be losing his grip on reality. May fears the worst, as Bryant rapidly descends from merely muddled to one stop short of Barking, hallucinating that he’s traveled back in time to solve the case. There had better be a method to Bryant’s madness—because, as more bodies are pulled from the river’s depths, his partner and the rest of the PCU find themselves in over their heads. Fiendishly fun and rich in London lore, Bryant and May: Strange Tide is Christopher Fowler at his best, delivering more twists and turns than the Thames itself. Praise for Christopher Fowler’s ingenious novels featuring the Peculiar Crimes Unit “Fowler, like his crime-solvers, is deadpan, sly, and always unexpectedly inventive.”—Entertainment Weekly “An imaginative funhouse of a world where sage minds go to expand their vistas and sharpen their wits.”—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review “[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.”—The Guardian “Mr. Fowler’s small but ardent American following deserves to get much larger.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times “The most delightfully, wickedly entertaining duo in crime fiction.”—The Plain Dealer “Captivating.”—The Seattle Times “Dazzling.”—The Denver Post “Thrilling.”—Chicago Tribune. No library descriptions found. |
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Wikipedia in English
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The story begins with the drowning of a young girl fastened to a dock by the Thames and follows the investigation by the Peculiar Crimes Unit which, among other things, involves looking into the affairs of an illegal immigrant with a genius for scams. I do recall that an important thread in the story is the dementia-like condition which has beset Bryant since the previous story, leaving the unit bereft of his strange but brilliant leaps into the dark, and hence struggling to solve the case. I can recall parts of the story, but not the total resolution though I think I recall who 'dunnit'. However, it wasn't one that really resonated for me, so I think I would have rated this as 3 stars when I finished it, and I am settling on that rating for this belated update. (