Christopher Fowler

Born in Greenwich, London, Christopher Fowler has written for film, television, radio, graphic novels, and for national newspapers. He is a regular columnist for both U.K. The Independent on Sunday and the Financial Times. Mr. Fowler is the multi-award-winning author of more than 30 novels and 10 short story collections, including the lauded Bryant & May Peculiar Crimes Unit mystery novels. In 2010 he was nominated for eight national book awards.

Books Authored

Image of Bryant & May: Peculiar London (Peculiar Crimes Unit)
Author(s):
Christopher Fowler
Genre(s):
Historical Fiction, Humorous Crime Fiction, International Settings, Detective

Bryant & May: Peculiar London (Peculiar Crimes Unit)

December 6, 2022
Reviewed by: 
Beth Kanell

“Fowler reports that his literary agent said (with delight), ‘Oh, it’s a Bryant & May book, just without the murder plot!’”

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Image of Bryant & May: London Bridge Is Falling Down: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery
Author(s):
Christopher Fowler
Genre(s):
Mystery & Thriller, Cozy, Detective

Bryant & May: London Bridge Is Falling Down: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery

December 20, 2021
Reviewed by: 
Toni V. Sweeney

“Regard this novel as a grand and glorious swan song.”

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Image of Bryant & May: Oranges and Lemons: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery
Author(s):
Christopher Fowler
Genre(s):
Mystery & Thriller, Legal/Police Procedural, Detective, Series

Bryant & May: Oranges and Lemons: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery

January 12, 2021
Reviewed by: 
Toni V. Sweeney

“With the history of a centuries’ old nursery rhyme as its starting point, it’s the best Bryan and May mystery by far.”

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Image of Bryant & May: Strange Tide: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery
Author(s):
Christopher Fowler
Genre(s):
Detective, Suspense

Bryant & May: Strange Tide: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery

December 13, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Toni V. Sweeney

“The Thames holds the collective memory of the city and its dwellers . . . it’s a sacred river granting death and rebirth.”

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Image of Bryant & May and the Burning Man: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery
Author(s):
Christopher Fowler
Genre(s):
Mystery & Thriller, Detective, Suspense, Literary Fiction

Bryant & May and the Burning Man: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery

December 13, 2015
Reviewed by: 
Toni V. Sweeney

“while a serial killer threatens the beleaguered city, two old friends fight a new but very intimate foe . . .”

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Image of Hell Train
Author(s):
Christopher Fowler
Genre(s):
Mystery & Thriller

Hell Train

November 13, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Renee C. Fountain

“Mr. Fowler does an excellent job capturing the tone for his bi-period piece, creating a veritable movie within a novel . . .

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