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Bryant & May and The Bleeding Heart

by Christopher FowlerBook 11 of 19 in Bryant & May
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Description

Romain Curtis sneaks into St. George's Gardens one evening with his date, planning to show her the stars. A centuries-old burial ground, the small, quiet park is the perfect place to be alone. Yet the night takes a chilling turn when the two teenagers spy a strange figure rising from among the tombstones: a corpse emerging from the grave. Suffice it to say that wherever there's a dead man walking, Bryant and May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit are never far behind. As the PCU investigates the sighting, a second urgent matter requires their unusual brand of problem-solving. Seven ravens have gone missing from their historic home in the Tower of London, and legend has it that when the ravens disappear, England will fall. Bryant has been tasked with recovering the lost birds, but when Romain is suddenly found dead, the two seemingly separate mysteries start to intertwine and point to a plot more sinister than anyone could ever imagine. Soon Bryant and May find themselves immersed in London's darkest lore, from Victorian-era body snatchers, to arcane black magic, to the grisly myth behind Bleeding Heart Yard, a courtyard long associated with murder. And as the body count spikes and more coffins are unearthed, they will have to dig deep to catch a killer and finally lay these cases to rest.

What it’s like

ViolenceGraphic
CombatIncidental
HorrorChilling
SpiceFade-to-Black
ProfanityMild

Details

First published
March 27, 2014
Pages
383
Reading time
About 8 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Language
English
ISBN
9780345547651
Series
Bryant & May, Book 11

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