Just finished the excellent ‘Bryant & May and the Invisible Code’. I remembered a few bits of it, but not the central storyline. Now about halfway through my year’s reading project. 10 down, 11 to go, though only 8 of those are novels. #christopherfowler #bryantandmay #booksky

Just finished rereading the fourth ‘Bryant and May’ novel, ‘Ten Second Staircase’. On balance I enjoyed it more than the first time around. I’d completely forgotten that this contained the resolution to the ‘Leicester Square Vampire’ mystery. #christopherfowler #bryantandmay #booksky

Recently finished Christopher Fowlers ‘Bryant & May: Oranges and Lemons’ featuring the introduction of Sydney Hargreaves to the Peculiar Crimes Unit. Now well into the penultimate book in the series, and so almost finished with my year’s reading project. #bryant&may #christopherfowler #booksky

Latest reading - I finished re-reading the third ‘Bryant and May’ novel ‘Seventy Seven Clocks’. Twenty years after I first read it. Set in 1973, and with pleasingly steampunk denoumant. #bryantandmay #christopherfowler

Off to a good start to the year, reading-wise. Just finished rereading the second ‘Bryant and May’ book, ‘The Water Room’. I remembered it as my least favourite of the series, but I enjoyed it much more the second time through. #bryantandmay #christopherfowler

Just finished Christopher Fowler’s ‘Bryant & May: London Bridge is Falling Down’ which was particularly poignant and sad. One more book in the series left to go. #bryant&may #christopherfowler

Just finished the re-reading one of the best ‘Bryant and May’ novels, ‘White Corridor’ in which the supporting members of the Peculiar Crimes Unit get a chance to shine. #christopherfowler #bryantandmay #booksky

Just finished re-reading the excellent ‘Bryant & May On The Loose’ by Christopher Fowler. I’ve jumped straight into book 8, ‘Bryant & May Off The Rails’ as it’s a direct continuation of the story. #booksky #christopherfowler #bryantandmay

Just finished volume six of ‘Bryant and May’ - ‘The Victoria Vanishes’. According to Chris Fowler’s forewords, this was originally supposed to be the final novel in the series, but the series proved so popular he wrote another 12 novels and 3 collections. #christopherfowler #bryantandmay

Recently finished the reread of Christopher Fowler’s ‘Bryant & May: The Lonely Hour’ and already well advanced on the next one (and managed to fit in an extra novel whilst in bed with a cold). Already planning next year’s reading project with a pile of new (to me) novels. #christopherfowler

Finished re-reading the ninth Bryant & May book ‘Bryant & May and the Memory of Blood’. I found it slow going - it took me about four weeks to read. Remembered very little of it from the first time - to the point that I wondered whether I’d managed to finish it. #booksky #christopherfowler

Still working through this and god I wish #ChristopherFowler was still alive and writing horror. London-based rat fiesta "Seven Feet" has all the visceral unpleasantness of a James Herbert novel with a lot of humanity and some beautiful, unsettling religious imagery.

Latest reading - the 12th ‘Bryant & May’ novel ’The Burning Man’. The next one up is ‘London’s Glory’, a short story collection, but first, the next Slough House book ‘Bad Actors’. #christopherfowler #bryantandmay

This week's podcast will focus on a novel by #ChristopherFowler from the long-running Bryant & May series. Like last week's podcast, I had a particular 'go to' resource that should interest readers and writers alike - Christopher Fowler's blog.

www.christopherfowler.co.uk/blog

2025 challenge: one #book a day.

Day 245: #IlGrandeBuio (in English #DarkestDay) by #ChristopherFowler

#Horror, #thriller, #crime: this #novel is all this and more. Set in a #hotel in a #dark #London, it deals with themes like the #fear of the dark and the #divide between #technology and #occult.