Christopher Fowler
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Christopher Fowler is an English
thriller writer. In addition to his numerous horror, satire and crime novels, he has also written a Sherlock Holmes
audio drama for BBC 7
entitled The Lady Downstairs. He was born in Greenwich
, London
.
Seventy-Seven Clocks contains references to Gilbert and Sullivan
throughout the narrative, while The Victoria Vanishes has vague similarities with The Moving Toyshop
by Edmund Crispin
.
story Casting the Runes. It also features Bryant, May, and several characters from that series.
His story "The Master Builder" was filmed as Through the Eyes of a Killer
, starring Richard Dean Anderson
, Marg Helgenberger
and Tippi Hedren
. His tenth short story collection, Old Devil Moon, won the Edge Hill Audience Prize 2008.
His novella Breathe, published by Telos Publishing Ltd.
, won the British Fantasy Society Award
for best novella in 2005.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
thriller writer. In addition to his numerous horror, satire and crime novels, he has also written a Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
audio drama for BBC 7
BBC 7
BBC Radio 4 Extra, formerly known as BBC 7 and BBC Radio 7, is a British digital radio station broadcasting comedy, drama, and children's programming nationally 24 hours a day. It is the principal broadcasting outlet for the BBC's archive of spoken-word entertainment...
entitled The Lady Downstairs. He was born in Greenwich
Greenwich
Greenwich is a district of south London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich.Greenwich is best known for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time...
, London
London
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.
Bryant and May Mysteries
He is the author of the Bryant and May mysteries, in which the two detectives, Arthur Bryant and John May, are members of the fictional Peculiar Crimes Unit. The series includes: Full Dark House, The Water Room, Seventy-Seven Clocks, Ten Second Staircase, White Corridor, The Victoria Vanishes, Bryant & May On the Loose and Bryant & May Off the Rails. A ninth novel, titled Bryant & May and the Memory of Blood, was released in hardback on 29th September 2011.Seventy-Seven Clocks contains references to Gilbert and Sullivan
Gilbert and Sullivan
Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the librettist W. S. Gilbert and the composer Arthur Sullivan . The two men collaborated on fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which H.M.S...
throughout the narrative, while The Victoria Vanishes has vague similarities with The Moving Toyshop
The Moving Toyshop
The Moving Toyshop is a comic crime novel by Edmund Crispin, published in 1946. The novel features the detective and Oxford don, Gervase Fen.It is dedicated to the poet Philip Larkin, Crispin's contemporary at St. John's College, Oxford...
by Edmund Crispin
Edmund Crispin
Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of Robert Bruce Montgomery , an English crime writer and composer.-Life and work:Montgomery was born in Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire...
.
Other novels and short stories
His book Rune is an update to a modern setting of the M. R. JamesM. R. James
Montague Rhodes James, OM, MA, , who used the publication name M. R. James, was an English mediaeval scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge and of Eton College . He is best remembered for his ghost stories, which are regarded as among the best in the genre...
story Casting the Runes. It also features Bryant, May, and several characters from that series.
His story "The Master Builder" was filmed as Through the Eyes of a Killer
Through the Eyes of a Killer
Through the Eyes of a Killer is a 1992 thriller film starring Richard Dean Anderson and Marg Helgenberger.-Plot:A woman has a brief affair with the contractor who is renovating her apartment and he refuses to accept the end of the relationship.-Cast:...
, starring Richard Dean Anderson
Richard Dean Anderson
Richard Dean Anderson is an American television and film actor, producer and composer. He began his television career in 1976 as Dr. Jeff Webber in the American soap opera series General Hospital, then rose to prominence as the lead actor in the television series MacGyver...
, Marg Helgenberger
Marg Helgenberger
Mary Marg Helgenberger is an American film and television actress known for her roles as Catherine Willows in the CBS drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and as K.C...
and Tippi Hedren
Tippi Hedren
Nathalie Kay "Tippi" Hedren is an American actress and former fashion model with a career spanning six decades. She is primarily known for her roles in two Alfred Hitchcock films, The Birds and Marnie, and her extensive efforts in animal rescue at Shambala Preserve, an wildlife habitat which she...
. His tenth short story collection, Old Devil Moon, won the Edge Hill Audience Prize 2008.
His novella Breathe, published by Telos Publishing Ltd.
Telos Publishing Ltd.
Telos Publishing Ltd. is a publishing company, originally established by David J. Howe and Stephen James Walker, with their first publication being a horror anthology based on the television series Urban Gothic in 2001...
, won the British Fantasy Society Award
British Fantasy Award
The British Fantasy Awards are administered annually by the British Fantasy Society and were first awarded in 1971. The membership of the BFS vote to determine recommendations, short-lists and winners of the awards...
for best novella in 2005.
Novels and collections
| Year | ISBN> | |
| How to Impersonate Famous People | 1984 | ISBN 0-7043-3463-1 |
| The Ultimate Party Book | 1985 | ISBN 0-04-793087-X |
| City Jitters | 1986 | ISBN 0-7221-3704-4 |
| City Jitters 2 | ||
| Roofworld | 1988 | ISBN 0-7126-2421-X |
| The Bureau of Lost Souls (US: "More City Jitters") | 1989 | ISBN 0-7126-2459-7 |
| Rune | 1990 | ISBN 0-7126-3466-5 |
| Red Bride | 1992 | ISBN 0-356-20805-2 |
| Sharper Knives | 1992 | ISBN 0-7515-0152-2 |
| Darkest Day | 1993 | ISBN 0-316-90534-8 |
| Spanky | 1994 | ISBN 0-7515-0959-0 |
| Flesh Wounds | 1995 | ISBN 0-7515-1431-4 |
| Psychoville | 1995 | ISBN 0-7515-1664-3 |
| Menz Insana (graphic novel - illustrator: John Bolton) | ISBN 1-56389-300-2 | |
| Disturbia | 1998 | ISBN 0-7515-1909-X |
| Soho Black | 1998 | ISBN 0-7515-2559-6 |
| Personal Demons | 1998 | ISBN 1-85242-597-0 |
| Uncut | 1999 | ISBN 0-7515-2644-4 |
| Calabash | 2000 | ISBN 0-7515-3040-9 |
| The Devil in Me | 2004 | ISBN 1-85242-768-X |
| Demonized | 2004 | ISBN 1-85242-848-1 |
| Full Dark House | 2004 | ISBN 0-553-81552-0 |
| Breathe | 2004 | ISBN 1-903889-67-7 |
| The Water Room | 2004 | ISBN 0-385-60554-4 |
| Seventy-Seven Clocks | 2005 | ISBN 0-385-60885-3 |
| Ten Second Staircase | 2006 | ISBN 0-385-60886-1 |
| Old Devil Moon | 2007 | ISBN 978-1-852-42925-6 |
| White Corridor | 2007 | ISBN 978-0-385-61067-4 |
| The Victoria Vanishes | 2008 | ISBN 978-0-385-61068-1 |
| Paperboy (autobiography) | 2009 | ISBN 978-0-385-61557-0 |
| Bryant & May On The Loose | 2009 | ISBN 978-0-385-61465-8 |
| Bryant & May Off the Rails | 2010 | ISBN 978-0553807202 |
Forgotten Authors series
Fowler writes a periodic column for the Independent newspaper titled Forgotten Authors. In this series, he looks at a wide range of writers whose works, once popular, have now fallen out of the public eye.External links
- Christopher Fowler's web site
- BBC Sherlock Holmes site There is a short story The Lady Downstairs written by Fowler which can be read or heard.