Beverly H. (GainesvilleGirl) -
Helpful Score: 2
An outbreak of increasingly bizarre crimes has hit London, and fittingly has come to the attention of the Peculiar Crimes Unit. The killer has a dark history, a habit of staying hidden, and time itself is on his side. Detectives John May and Arthur Bryant may have finally met their match, and this time they're working against the clock. The real treat in this book is following these two guys around just to hear them think out loud.
A really good read.
A really good read.
Barbara S. (barbsis) -
Helpful Score: 1
Bryant and May are detectives with unusual means of solving crimes including using witches and psychics. This is the first investigation for the newly formed Peculiar Crimes Unit of the Metropolitan police in London. The case is strange with art vandalism, pornography, poison, secret societies and of all things, Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
What a convoluted story. This is a murder mystery wrapped in an enigma revolving around a huge old British family with a diabolical secret. The secret has been safe for 100 years but now something has gone terribly wrong and members of the family are being murdered in antiquated, bizarre ways.
The book started out strangely - the prologue is a rambling history lesson which has absolutely nothing to do with the story and no part of it is mentioned again. It kind of plods along - at times tedious but it grabs you from the start where you just have to know what the hell is going on. Though I did find it highly unlikely that every time May or Bryant went into a creepy place (like a cellar or tunnel) their flashlight died - gimme a break - couldn't the author come up with a novel way to put them in danger?
What a convoluted story. This is a murder mystery wrapped in an enigma revolving around a huge old British family with a diabolical secret. The secret has been safe for 100 years but now something has gone terribly wrong and members of the family are being murdered in antiquated, bizarre ways.
The book started out strangely - the prologue is a rambling history lesson which has absolutely nothing to do with the story and no part of it is mentioned again. It kind of plods along - at times tedious but it grabs you from the start where you just have to know what the hell is going on. Though I did find it highly unlikely that every time May or Bryant went into a creepy place (like a cellar or tunnel) their flashlight died - gimme a break - couldn't the author come up with a novel way to put them in danger?
