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The Victoria Vanishes (Bryant & May 6) | 
 enlarge | Author: Christopher Fowler
Publisher: Doubleday
Category: Book
List Price: £14.99
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 25361
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 0385610688
EAN: 9780385610681
ASIN: 0385610688
Publication Date: June 30, 2008
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 Unplug the phone and ignore the front door....it's the new Christopher Fowler July 7, 2008
Snapdragon (London)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I do admit that this review might be slightly biased as Christopher Fowler is one of my favourite authors. This is the latest and concluding instalment of the Bryant and May series. Although you don't have to have read the other books in the series to enjoy this one, reading them will give you a better understanding of the role of the Peculiar Crimes Unit, the characters and previous investigations which are referenced throughout the novel.
This time Bryant and May decide to investigate a spate of killings that are taking place in some of London's most historic pubs. A mysterious man with a wine-mark on his face is targeting middle aged women and murdering them using a lethal injection. As you'd expect, the plot is good, the characterisation is fabulous and Arthur Bryant is up to his usual tricks. As this is the end of the series, I was also incredibly impressed that Fowler didn't fall into the usual trap of tying up every loose end and leaving some room for the reader's imagination.
As with other books by Christopher Fowler, expect the usual humour and lightness of touch, as well as a wealth of information and unknown facts about London. I can't wait to see what he'll come up with next (CF - if you're reading this, could we have something else featuring the Insomnia Squad please?!)
As usual, highly recommended.
An annual treat... July 3, 2008
Mr. J. W. Mcloughlin (London)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
The release of Christopher Fowler's Bryant and May books is an annual treat.
If you have read the previous volumes in the series you will know what to expect - excentricities galore along with a cracking plot and some local London colour thrown in.
Reading a Fowler novel not only entertains but whets your appetite for finding out about the city of London. Fowler's mind must be crammed with obscure and fascinating lore.
Let's hope we have not heard the last of the odd couple and the Peculiar Crimes Unit. My commute to work would be a lot duller...
 The Final Act July 3, 2008
R. M. Loydell (England)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
Whilst not as witty or original as earlier titles in the series, The Victora Vanishes is a suitably amusing yet maudlin conclusion to the Bryant & May detective series. The by-now-familiar double act of old codgers ruminate, digress and tangent to good effect through a convuluted and rather disbelievable mix of murder, conspiracy theory, M.O.D. cover-up, street-theatre stunt and departmental collapse to end up just where you'd expect them: down the pub. In fact on one level this book reads as a guide to London's long-lost pubs - I shall certainly be checking some of those mentioned out next time I visit my mum in the big city. Meanwhile, bid farewell to this inimitable pair of detectives and their arcane skills and encyclopaedic knowledge. I for one will miss them.
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