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White Corridor by Christopher Fowler

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meganstreb's review against another edition

2.0

A bit too ridiculous to be enjoyable.
(says the woman who loves Thursday Next and Harry Dresden)
The endings to both mysteries just felt like a bit of a letdown.

annieb123's review against another edition

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5.0

As always; taut, intricate, loopy characters who are a lot more sensible than they appear. I am not usually overfond of book series which have strong ordinal continuity, but it suits the Bryant & May series. You would need a programme to keep up with the cast of characters otherwise.

Loved this book. Absolutely love the series. I love the writing which is consistently top notch and the dialogue which is unforced and natural. The pacing is taut (which is difficult when half the book is played out in a blizzard in a 'closed seting') and the denoument is brilliant. Usually I can anticipate the ending halfway into a book. That is almost never the case with Christopher Fowler.

White corridor is a strong book in a very strong series.

mike_brough's review against another edition

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4.0

Another excellent read.

katerino50's review against another edition

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funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

judyward's review against another edition

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4.0

In Christopher Fowler's take on the classic locked room murder, a member of the Peculiar Crime Unit's team is killed while working inside of a locked lab at the morgue and unfortunately only four members of the PCU have keys to the lab. And to complicate matters, the PCU is temporarily closed and may be shut down for good because of political pressures. Our octogenarian heroes, Arthur Bryant and John May are snowed in on a highway near Dartmoor during a blizzard and they are forced to solve the case via cell phone. And given their inability to stay out of trouble, they also become involved in an attempted murder during the storm and its aftermath. How can you not be captivated by this very odd couple?