The water room: Bryant & May Mystery Series, Book 2
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Bryant and May mysteries volume 2.
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They are detection's oddest couple: two cranky detectives whose professional partnership dates back half a century. Now Arthur Bryant and John May return in a case of multiple murder that twists through a subterranean course of the secrets, lies, and extreme passions that drive even ordinary men and women to the most shocking crimes…. They are living legends with a reputation for solving even the trickiest cases using unorthodox, unconventional, and often completely unauthorized methods. But the Peculiar Crimes Unit headed by Detectives John May and Arthur Bryant is one mistake away from being shut down for good. And when the elderly sister of Bryant's friend is found dead in the basement of her decrepit house in Kentish Town, they find themselves on the verge of making exactly that mistake. According to the coroner, Ruth Singh's heart simply stopped beating. But why was a woman who rarely left the house fully dressed for an outing? And why was there river water in her throat? Convinced that the old lady didn't die a natural death, the detectives delve into a murky case with no apparent motive, no forensics, and no clues. And they've barely launched their investigation when death claims another victim. Suddenly they discover some very unnatural behavior surrounding Ruth Singh's death by "natural" causes--from shady real estate developers and racist threats to two troubled marriages, from a dodgy academician working London's notorious "grey economy" to a network of antiquities collectors obsessed with Egyptian mythology. And running beneath it all are the sweeping tentacles of London's vast and forgotten underground river system. As the rains pour down and the water rises, Bryant and May must rely on instinct, experience, and their own very peculiar methods to stem a tide of evil that threatens to drown them all. From the Hardcover edition.
Subjects
Subjects
Antiquities
Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Fiction
Collection and preservation
Crimes against
Detective and mystery fiction
Drowning victims
Drowning victims -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
Mystery
Older women
Older women -- Crimes against -- Fiction
Police
Police -- England -- London -- Fiction
Real estate development
Real estate development -- Fiction
Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Fiction
Collection and preservation
Crimes against
Detective and mystery fiction
Drowning victims
Drowning victims -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
Mystery
Older women
Older women -- Crimes against -- Fiction
Police
Police -- England -- London -- Fiction
Real estate development
Real estate development -- Fiction
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ISBN:
9780553385557
9780553902426
9780553803891
9780553902426
9780553803891
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subject_facet | Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Fiction, Detective and mystery fiction, Drowning victims -- Fiction, Historical fiction, Older women -- Crimes against -- Fiction, Police -- England -- London -- Fiction, Real estate development -- Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | The water room | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | The Water Room Bryant & May Mystery Series, Book 2, The water room / Christopher Fowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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topic_facet | Antiquities, Collection and preservation, Crimes against, Drowning victims, Fiction, Mystery, Older women, Police, Real estate development |