Full Dark House - Hardcover

Fowler, Christop

3.71

10,895 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385605536 ISBN 13: 9780385605533

Publisher: Doubleday, 2003

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When a bomb devastates the office of London's most unusual police unit and claims the life of its oldest detective, Arthur Bryant, his surviving partner John May searches for clues to the bomber's identity. His search takes him back to the day the detectives first met as young men in 1940. n Blitz-ravaged London, a beautiful dancer rehearsing for a sexy, sinister production of 'Orpheus In The Underworld' is found without her feet. Bryant & May's investigation plunges them into a bizarre gothic mystery, where a faceless man stalks terrified actors and death strikes in darkness. Tracking their quarry through the blackout, searching for a murderer who'll stop at nothing to be free of a nightmare, the duo unwittingly follow the same path Orpheus took when leading Euridyce from the shadows of Hell. ack in the present day, John May starts to wonder if their oldest adversary might be the killer who took his partner's life. He must work alone to solve a puzzle that began over half a century earlier... n a war-shaken city of myths, rumours and fear, Bryant & May discover that a house is not always a home, nothing is as it appears, the most cunning criminals hide in plain sight, and the

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Review:

'A nostalgic thriller with a "Phantom of the Opera" type theme' -- OK Magazine, 16 August 2003

'A thriller that is, in a stillness that underlies its flashy surface, a manifesto for artistic sensibility' -- Time Out, 10-17 Spetember 2003

'As filled with tricks as a magician's sleeve. Witty, charismatic, occasionally touching and with the genuine power to thrill.' -- Joanne Harris June 2003

'Its combination of Grand Guignol and place setting does command attention' -- Metro London, 12 May 2003

The dark side of Fowler’s imagination is ever-present as he feints the possibility of ghouls running amok in war-time London’ -- Punch 11 August 2003

`An assured move into crime and mystery by the acclaimed dark horror writer.` -- Bookseller June 2003

From the Author:

This is my first mystery novel, but not my first book with detectives Bryant and May. They also appear in Rune, Darkest Day and Soho Black, but readers have been asking me to place them centre-stage, and this is the result. They will shortly return in The Water House.

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