Elderly detectives Arthur Bryant and John May investigate the death of an artist, drowned in her installation: a vat of formaldehyde with polyurethane fetuses.
Local Color
London teems with historic ghouls ''whose grip on the present could still
be felt on certain strange days, when the streets were dark with rain
and harmful ideas.''
Quirkiest Character
Bryant quotes Confucius, collects books on Japanese ferns, and consorts
with witches.
Lowdown
As wordy, offbeat, and slow-moving as its geriatric heroes.
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