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Bryant & May: Oranges and Lemons
Bryant & May: Oranges and Lemons: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery | Christopher Fowler
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The most delightfully, wickedly entertaining duo in crime fiction.The Plain Dealer When a prominent politician is crushed by a fruit van making a delivery, the singular team of Arthur Bryant and John May overcome insurmountable odds to reunite the PCU and solve the case in this brainy new mystery from acclaimed author Christopher Fowler. On a spring morning in Londons Strand, the Speaker of the House of Commons is nearly killed by a van unloading oranges and lemons for the annual St. Clement Danes celebration. Its an absurd near-death experience, but the government is more interested in investigating the Speakers state of mind just prior to his accident. The task is given to the Peculiar Crimes Unitthe only problem being that the unit no longer exists. Its chief, Raymond Land, is tending his daffodils on the Isle of Wight and senior detectives Arthur Bryant and John May are out of commissionMay has just undergone surgery for a bullet wound and Bryant has been missing for a month. What's more, their old office in Kings Cross is being turned into a vegetarian tapas bar. Against impossible odds, the team is reassembled and once again what should be a simple case becomes a lunatic farrago involving arson, suicide, magicians, academics and a race to catch a killer with a master plan involving London churches. Joining their team this time is Sidney, a young woman with no previous experience, plenty of attitudeand a surprising secret.
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kspenmoll
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Hilarious, exasperating, intriguing – a sometimes meandering, but always wild ride through the churches of London chasing a killer who seems one step ahead of the Peculiar Crimes Unit. Previously disbanded,now the Unit is to be reconvened to investigate the politician‘s state of mind & to solve the crime when a politician is crushed by a fruit making a delivery.#PeculiarCrimeUnitMystery #TBR #14books14weeks

dabbe #kutekittyalert 🖤🐾🖤 3w
AnnCrystal 💕🐈💝. 3w
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#bookreport
The only book i finished this week was Whale Fall. All of the other books, with the exception of The Art Spy ( had to return to library) I am currently reading. #Egyptologists #archeologist #MET #PeculiarCrimesUnitMystery #ThematicCozy #travel #readyourkindle #audiomystery #literarycrew #librarybook

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kspenmoll
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Last night‘s #FridayHappyReadingHour ! After my first week back at work I was too exhausted to post but not too exhausted to imbibe in wine & a snack, & a book.

mcctrish Too exhausted to post but not too exhausted to imbibe is a good balance ❤️❤️❤️ you earned it 3w
Cathythoughts Looks good and well deserved x 3w
Susanita This looks inviting and well deserved. 3w
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Aims42 Congrats on making it through your first week back at work!! That definitely deserves a treat 😋 Cheers!! 3w
TheBookHippie You did it!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️ 3w
BarbaraBB Well deserved! Enjoy your long weekend! 3w
Tamra First week down! 🥳 3w
Ruthiella Cheers!🥂 3w
Aims42 I just put Book 1 in the series of your tagged read on hold at my library. It sounds fun!! They have it on their “Funny Murder Mysteries” list and I was sold 😆 3w
dabbe You've more than earned it, m'dear! 🩶🤍🖤 3w
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I just loved Sydney‘s response to Bryant‘s query. 🌈

dabbe 🌈♥️🌈🧡🌈💛🌈💚🌈💙🌈💜 4w
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My last long leisurely early morning until next weekend- back to work tomorrow. A rooster crowing, birds sing, sun shining. Awaiting my hummingbirds visit. Sitting & taking the morning in.
Tagged book has been in my TBR for what feels like centuries. #75soft
Letting my day unfold. Only plan is to make Marcella Hazen‘s tomato sauce which will fill the kitchen with its simple tomato goodness all day.

Suet624 Enjoy your day. 💕💕 1mo
Aims42 That is a lovely sounding Sunday! Enjoy 🥰😍🤩 1mo
Tamra Wonderful plan! 1mo
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AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 1mo
Bookwormjillk Enjoy! Good luck tomorrow 🍀 1mo
TheLudicReader I am back to the classroom tomorrow too. 😭 1mo
lil1inblue 💓 💓 💓 4w
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Jeg
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Oh how I love this series and the writing of Christopher Fowler. This did not disappoint. He gives me interesting facts about London and it‘s history, peppers his writing with words I have to look up. Has the most endearing characters that have developed over time. His books are a joy to read. And I never guess the ending. Why this has not been picked up for a tv series is a mystery. It would be wonderful.
#joysbooks2021
@MrsMalaprop