About the Author

Christopher Fowleris the acclaimed author of the award-winning"Full Dark House"and nine other Peculiar Crimes Unit mysteries: "The Water Room, Seventy-Seven Clocks, Ten Second Staircase, White Corridor, The Victoria Vanishes, Bryant & May on the Loose, Bryant & May off the Rails, The Memory of Blood, "and"The Invisible Code."He lives in London, where he is at work on his next Peculiar Crimes Unit novel."

Reviews

Praise for "The Invisible Code"
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Delightful . . . priceless dialogue . . . Fowler s small but ardent American following deserves to get much larger. . . . "The Invisible Code" has immense charm. . . . Fowler creates a fine blend of vivid descriptions, . . . quick thinking and artful understatement. . . . Best of all are the two main characters, particularly Bryant, whose fine British stodginess is matched perfectly by the agility of his crime-solving mind. Janet Maslin, "The New York Times"
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Excellent . . . In the light of the challenges that Fowler has given his heroes in prior books, it s particularly impressive that he manages to surpass himself once again. "Publishers Weekly "(starred review)
Praise for the ingenious novels featuring the Peculiar Crimes Unit
Witty, charming, intelligent, wonderfully atmospheric and enthusiastically plotted. "The Times" (UK)
A series of narratives that exert an Ancient Mariner like grip on the reader . . . Christopher Fowler is something of a British national treasure. "Crime Time"
Quirky, ingenious and quite brilliant . . . If you haven t indulged you are really missing out. . . . Wonderful, gently humorous stuff, so clever. "The Bookseller"
A brilliant series of impossible crime novels. "The Denver Post"
"Grumpy Old Men" does "CSI" with a twist of Dickens! Bryant and May are hilarious. I love this series. Karen Marie Moning
An example of what Christopher Fowler does so well, which is to merge the old values with the new values reassuring, solid, English, and traditional. He s giving us two for the price of one here. Lee Child"

Praise for "The Invisible Code"
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"Delightful . . . priceless dialogue . . . Fowler's small but ardent American following deserves to get much larger. . . . "The Invisible Code" has immense charm. . . . Fowler creates a fine blend of vivid descriptions, . . . quick thinking and artful understatement. . . . Best of all are the two main characters, particularly Bryant, whose fine British stodginess is matched perfectly by the agility of his crime-solving mind."--Janet Maslin, "The New York Times"
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"Excellent . . . In the light of the challenges that Fowler has given his heroes in prior books, it's particularly impressive that he manages to surpass himself once again."--"Publishers Weekly "(starred review)
Praise for the ingenious novels featuring the Peculiar Crimes Unit
"Witty, charming, intelligent, wonderfully atmospheric and enthusiastically plotted."--"The Times" (UK)
"A series of narratives that exert an Ancient Mariner-like grip on the reader . . . Christopher Fowler is something of a British national treasure."--"Crime Time"
"Quirky, ingenious and quite brilliant . . . If you haven't indulged you are really missing out. . . . Wonderful, gently humorous stuff, so clever."--"The Bookseller"
"A brilliant series of impossible crime novels."--"The Denver Post"
""Grumpy Old Men" does "CSI" with a twist of Dickens! Bryant and May are hilarious. I love this series."--Karen Marie Moning
"An example of what Christopher Fowler does so well, which is to merge the old values with the new values--reassuring, solid, English, and traditional. He's giving us two for the price of one here."--Lee Child

Praise for the ingenious novels featuring the Peculiar Crimes Unit

"A brilliant series of impossible crime novels.""--The Denver Post"

"Life always seems livelier whenever Arthur Bryant and John May are on a case.""--The New York Times Book Review"

"Witty, charming, intelligent, wonderfully atmospheric and enthusiastically plotted."--"The Times" (UK)
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"Fowler, like his crime-solvers, is deadpan, sly, and always unexpectedly inventive.""--Entertainment Weekly"

"Fowler has few peers when it comes to constructing ingenious . . . plots.""--Publishers Weekly "(starred review)
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"May and Bryant make a stellar team."--"The Wall Street Journal"

"One of the most delightful series around."--"Library Journal"

"Christopher Fowler is something of a British national treasure. . . . He has brought his particular skills to bear on what has become a crime fiction series quite unlike anything else."--Crime Time