A review by judyward
Seventy-Seven Clocks by Christopher Fowler

4.0

Octogenarian detectives Arthur Bryant and John May are back in their third outing in the Peculiar Crimes Unit series and, while set in 1973, readers get a look back to discover how the pair became partners during World War II. As usual, the crimes that they are called upon to solve are peculiar indeed--a lawyer is found dead in a hotel lobby from a snake bite, a pre-Raphaelite painting in the National Gallery is vandalized by a man in Edwardian garb, a suspect explodes, make-up becomes toxic, and a starving tiger is a member of the cast. As usual, a good time is had by all.