London is always booming, because of where it is and what it was and what it has become, the sprawling home to nearly nine million people. The cranes are a sure sign that whatever you’ve read or heard to the contrary, London is booming. They mark the tops of the cranes that drift on the night currents and stalk the city like metal mantises, always with one red eye open to watch over the streets. They peer down from the starless sky, clustered as tightly as pins on a map of the constellations. Script extract from Arthur Bryant’s ‘Peculiar London’ walking tour guide (Hampstead Heath, 2 hrs, sturdy shoes)Īt night London is a sea of crimson eyes. There are two places in the world where men can most effectively disappear – the city of London and the South Seas.Īll the wonders lie within a stone’s throw of King’s Cross Station. You can find out more by visiting his website and following him on Twitter.įor more information on Christopher Fowler and his books, see his website at Twitter: Peculiar Chris divides his time between London’s King’s Cross and Barcelona. His most recent non-fiction book is The Book of Forgotten Authors. A multiple award-winner, including the coveted CWA ‘Dagger in the Library’, Chris has also written screenplays, video games, graphic novels, audio plays and two acclaimed memoirs, Paperboy and Film Freak. Christopher Fowler is the author of more than forty novels (sixteen of which feature the detectives Bryant and May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit) and many short story collections.
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