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Christopher Fowler
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Christopher Fowler

Christopher Fowler Biography

Christopher Fowler was the award-winning author of over thirty novels and twelve short story collections, including the Bryant & May mystery novels, for which he was best known. The novels featured veteran detectives solving unusual crimes in London from the second world war to the present day.

Fowler died in March 2023 of cancer, aged 69. More

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The Invisible Code jacket The Memory of Blood jacket Bryant & May off the Rails jacket Bryant & May on the Loose jacket
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    If you enjoyed:
    The Water Room

    Try:
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