{"product_id":"bryant-may-peculiar-london-9780593356241","title":"Bryant \u0026 May: Peculiar London","description":"\u003cb\u003eThinking of a jaunt to England? Let Arthur Bryant and John May, London's oldest police detectives, show you the oddities behind the city's façades in this tongue-in-cheek travel guide.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The best fun is running all over the city with these amiable partners.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eBryant \u0026amp; May: The Lonely Hour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's getting late. I want to share my knowledge of London with you, if I can remember any of it.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo says Arthur Bryant. He and John May are the nation's oldest serving detectives. Who better to reveal its secrets? Why does this rainy, cold, gray city capture so many imaginations? Could its very unreliability hold the key to its longevity? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The detectives are joined by their boss, Raymond Land, and some of their most disreputable friends, each an argumentative and unreliable expert in their own dodgy field. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each character gives us a short tour of odd buildings, odder characters, lost venues, forgotten disasters, confusing routes, dubious gossip, illicit pleasures, and hidden pubs. They make all sorts of connections--and show us why it's almost impossible to separate fact from fiction in London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593356241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2022 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Christopher Fowler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439300776117,"sku":"9780593356241","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_68a082dc-de48-4f75-8baf-a4bba68bc9c0.jpg?v=1665461880","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bryant-may-peculiar-london-9780593356241","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}