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Seventy-Seven Clocks

Bryant and May, Book 3

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Seventy-Seven Clocks

By: Christopher Fowler
Narrated by: Tim Goodman
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 The odd couple of detection, the brilliant but cranky Arthur Bryant and John May of London's Peculiar Crimes Unit, return in a tense, atmospheric new thriller that keeps you guessing right to the end. This time the detectives are up against a series of bizarre murders that defy human understanding, and a killer no human hand may be able to stop. A mysterious stranger in outlandish Edwardian garb defaces a painting in the National Gallery. Then a guest at the exclusive Savoy Hotel is fatally bitten by what appears to be a marshland snake. An outbreak of increasingly bizarre crimes has hit London, and, fittingly, come to the attention of the Peculiar Crimes Unit.©2005 Christopher Fowler, Defiant Films (P)2006 W. F. Howes Ltd. Mystery Police Procedurals Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Witty

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Critic reviews

"A twisty thriller, full of action and plot surprises." ( Publishers Weekly)
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Plot fantastic , but narrative and characters superb. First Bryant and May I've read. Can't wait for next.

Couldn't put it down.

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I have never read anything by this author but I am totaly gripped by this book. I am just about finished the first part and am looking forward to more.

I will be sad when it comes to the conclusion.

I am loving this book

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Not the best Bryant & May. The plot is messy and the core of the idea a bit daft - unless you view it as a metaphor. It's still fun, funny, serious and absorbing. It kept me quiet to and from Marrakesh on an otherwise tedious flight.

That said, it's still a great listen but oh dear... I know the narrator is just an actor and having worked with hundreds of them I am aware of their limitations. This narrator is spot on with characterisation.... brings them to life but some of him mispronunciations are woefully. Either, he doesn't know the words or his errors have just not been corrected. I counted eleven. But there are more, I'm sure. It's not the narrator's fault. It the producer. The producer is there to weed out the mistakes and get the edit right. Sadly, in the Audible age when there are so many actors voicing stories there is also a paucity of good producers. Most are asinine twelve year olds who are afraid to stand up to a 'name' narrating. Trust me. Some of the best TV and stage and film actors make absolutely hopeless talking book narrators.
It's not the case here - he's great. He just can't pronounce or read certain words correctly.

Fowler Delivers Again but...

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Started off a little confusing continued with intriguing twists and turns, really enjoyed the reading.

A very good match

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I really liked how it took me back to a 70-ies London and the unexpected ending.

Unexpected ending

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I ploughed on listening to this book but it really wasn't for me. There was (I think) a comedy element to this book. I read the blurb and some reviews but it wasn't until too late that I realised that I' d made a mistake, sadly I bought three of the same series at the beginning. I intended to give the other two a try but having listened to about ten minutes of the second one I decided life's too short.

Not for me

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Buy, listen and repeat as required. A pleasure. A wonderful, inventive, clever story. Thank you.

Splendid.

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Another enjoyable read Christopher Fowler makes us all burrow furiously Into his world where justice is served

Another great read from Christopher Fowler

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This book is in the spirit of Conon Doyle's most convoluted and unbelievable stories. Though set in the 1970s against the back-drop of strikes and power-cuts, the style is far removed from realistic crime detection novels. It's a complicated story with all sorts of threads and clues: Gilbert and Sullivan's operas and the Savoy Theatre; the Goldsmiths' Guild and Indian trade are all woven together in the lives of a wealthy family who are being killed off in bizarre ways and chosen for death by a mysterious system, the preposterous methodology of which is only revealed near the end of the book. Suffice to say the title gives you a clue.
If you enjoy Conon Doyle or Agatha Christie's style of murder mystery I think you'll like this book.

Unbelievable but enjoyable

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What did you like best about Seventy-Seven Clocks? What did you like least?

I like the characters of Bryant and May and the amazingly detailed descroptions of London, but this is not my favourite story as it became a bit repetitive

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

I like the early parts about the Whitstable family but after the first 4 deaths it got a bit repetitive.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

When Bryant made the family tree from plates

Could you see Seventy-Seven Clocks being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?

No, it's too dependant on description.

Any additional comments?

A good addition to the series but not my favourite

Bryant and May on the trail of a family secret

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