Fowler, Christopher – FULL DARK HOUSE

[LJ Roberts]

FULL DARK HOUSE (Police Procedural-London-Cont/WWII) – G+ Fowler, Christopher – 1^st of series
Bantam Books, 2003- Hardcover

When a present day bombing of the Peculiar Crimes Unit kills elderly detective Arthur Bryant, his partner, John May looks to their first case for clues as to why.

What an interesting use of contrasts. Fowler brings to life 1940s London during the Blitz offset by the Millennium Eye; the chaos of the streets during the Blitz and the insularity of a theatre; traditional police procedure versus use of a medium; a difficult, quirky detective offset by a personable classic investigator. I felt the plot was overly complex and the story slow at times, but I was held in the story by the strong writing, humor, and the relationship between the two protagonists. I look forward to reading the next book in this series.