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Bryant and May On the Loose

By: Christopher Fowler
Narrated by: Tim Goodman
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Summary

Long regarded as an anachronism, the Peculiar Crimes Unit is to be disbanded. For octogenarian detectives Arthur Bryant and John May, it seems retirement is now the only option. But then a headless body is found in a freezer, and a suspicious, gigantic figure has been spotted - dressed in deerskin and sporting antlers made of knives. It looks like the PCU are back in business...

©2009 Christopher Fowler (P)2011 WF Howes Ltd
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I’ve loved every book

They never disappoint. I’ve listened to nearly all of them. The narration is excellent the drama well balanced.

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brilliant

Quirky and entertaining. love these books, full of interesting details of London and it's history. The narrator is always spot on with the characters. I am a fan of this series!

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Bryant and May Addict!

Came across Bryant and May when one of the titles was on offer on Audible. So entertaining, great stories they are a classic double act, fast paced and great background information on London threaded throughout. Now i'm completely hooked and am working my way through from book two onwards, it's a shame Book 1 isn't on Audible. Tim Goodman's narration is outstanding, great character voices and he gets it right with the accents and is very consistent.

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What a gem

Came across this by accident and am so pleased, I'm ignoring family and chores until I get to the end. The characters and narration are brilliant. Story may be a bit far fetched but I am enjoying the historical details and occasional laugh out loud humour. Can't wait to get the rest.

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Brilliant!

THE BRYANT AND MAY STORIES JUST GET BETTER AND BETTER THE MORE YOU LISTEN TO THEM. THIS IS THE BEST ONE SO FAR.

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On the right tracks

My favourite so far, love the narrator. Excellent Excellent Excellent ra ra ra raa raaa

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enjoyable

very good story if a tad far fetched. narrator got accents mixed up at times but does well to manage so many different characters. didn't like Liberty being killed off...very sad as Janice's character deserved a bit of happiness.

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Probably the best reader ever.

I love these books.
The stories are riveting (and just a little bit daft) and the reader is superb... perfect emotion and voicing.
Worth more than 5 stars.

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Clever mix of history and fiction

If you could sum up Bryant and May On the Loose in three words, what would they be?

Interesting as well as clever.

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Distinctive variety of characters. Fascinating historical facts . Now when I visit London I often see it from a different perspective.

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The narrator has the right voice for the main characters of Bryant and May. However the rest of the characters, especially the younger ones are made to sound like characters from a children's book, instead of the flawed adults that they are.

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absorbing thrilling detective

i was sorry to finish this book . another great story from a winning team

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