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  • The Victoria Vanishes

  • Bryant and May, Book 6
  • By: Christopher Fowler
  • Narrated by: Tim Goodman
  • Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (509 ratings)

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The Victoria Vanishes

By: Christopher Fowler
Narrated by: Tim Goodman
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Summary

One night, Arthur Bryant witnesses a drunken lady coming out of a pub. The next morning, she is found dead at the exact spot where their paths crossed. Even more disturbingly, the pub has vanished and the street has changed.

Bryant is convinced that he saw them as they looked over a century before - is elderly detective losing his mind? Then it becomes clear that a number of women have met their ends in London pubs and the likeliest suspect seems to be a mental patient. But knowing who the killer is and catching him are two very different propositions.

As their new team at the Peculiar Crimes Unit goes in search of a madman, the octogenarian detectives ready themselves for the pub crawl of a lifetime, and come face to face with their own mortality...

©2008 Christopher Fowler (P)2008 W F Howes Ltd
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another brilliant story

if you were born in London, you will find this story not only entertaining but informative about the old town .And educational about history across meny subject

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Love Bryant and May

Great series of books,great characters, so well written, make me laugh out loud at times ....cant recommend enough

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A clever plot

A bit different to the usual plot and was completely unexpected but actually made sense.

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Excellent series

The narrator of these stories is first class. I particularly enjoy the way he changes voices for each character which for me enhances my enjoyment of the book.
I love the stories about Bryant & May. Yes they are unusual & perhaps not for everyone but I have yet to read one I haven't enjoyed.
The story's don't end when the murderer is unveiled. The tale is also as much about the various characters & their lives as about the crimes.
If you don't enjoy a crime story with a bit of a unusual slant then give this a miss but if you do give it a go.

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Loved it

Surprised myself at how much I enjoyed this book. Great narration, witty and captivating story

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Brilliant!

I love the Bryant and May books, they are full of London's history. The Charactre come to life and I have become really fond of them.
This story follows London Pubs, the plot is always well developed.
Give the series a go, from book 1

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Brilliant narration

I love the humour in these otherwise serious and well-crafted stories by Christopher Fowler. Laughed out loud on several occasions

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Came around to loving these stories

First Bryant and May book I read, I didn't enjoy . Second one I loved, so I took a punt on the audio book and I fear I've become addicted to them.

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brillant

story telling at its finest..following 2 old friends battling the government and its secrets

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Loving this series!

Every book deepens my love for Bryant and May. Incredibly gothic plots that hang together amidst an education on London, both historical and esoteric, surround the admirably bumbling curmudgeon Arthur Bryant and his opposite and twin John May.
And the star of this volume? Crippen!
If you're a person of a certain age, like me, the empathy you're bound to feel with our heroes will have you coming back for more.

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