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-- Bryant and May and the burning man2015., Bantam Books Call No: MYS Fic Fow Edition: First U.S. edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Peculiar Crimes Unit Volume: 12Summary Note: No case is too curious for Arthur Bryant and John May, Londonœs most ingenious detectives. But with their beloved city engulfed in turmoil, theyœll have to work fast to hold a sinister killerœs feet to the fire.In the week before Guy Fawkes Night, Londonœs peaceful streets break out in sudden unrest. Enraged by a scandal involving a corrupt financier accused of insider trading, demonstrators are rioting outside the Findersbury Private Bank, chanting, marching, and growing violent. But when someone hurls a Molotov cocktail at the bankœs front door, killing a homeless man on its steps, Bryant, May, and the rest of the Peculiar Crimes Unit is called in. Is this an act of protest gone terribly wrong? Or a devious, premeditated murder?Their investigation heats up when a second victim is reported dead in similar fiery circumstances. May discovers the latest victim has ties to the troubled bank, and Bryant refuses to believe this is mere coincidence. As the riots grow more intense and the body count climbs, Bryant and May hunt for a killer whoœs adopting incendiary methods of execution, on a snaking trail of clues with roots in Londonœs history of rebellion, anarchy, and harsh justice. Now, theyœll have to throw themselves in the line of fire before the entire investigation goes up in smoke.Suspenseful, smart, and wickedly funny, Bryant & May and the Burning Man is a brilliantly crafted mystery from the beloved Christopher Fowler.
