About
Christopher Fowler
Christopher Fowler is a British author known for his crime fiction, particularly his Peculiar Crimes Unit series. He was born in London in 1953 and has worked as a scriptwriter and journalist before turning to writing full-time. Fowler's notable works include the Bryant & May series, featuring a pair of elderly and eccentric detectives, and the Peculiar Crimes Unit series, which follows a team of experts investigating unusual and unexplained crimes. Fowler's novels have received critical acclaim for their strong characters, clever plots, and witty writing style. He has won several awards, including the Crime Writers' Association Ellis Peters Historical Award for "Tenacity" and the CWA Dagger in the Library for the Bryant & May series. His works have been translated into numerous languages and adapted for television. Fowler is considered one of the leading figures in contemporary British crime fiction.
Book Series by Christopher Fowler
Bryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Full Dark House | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Water Room | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seventy-Seven Clocks | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ten Second Staircase | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| White Corridor | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Victoria Vanishes | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bryant & May on the Loose | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Off the Rails | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Memory of Blood | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bryant & May's Mystery Tour | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Invisible Code | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Bleeding Heart | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Secret Santa (Short Story) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Burning Man | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Strange Tide | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Wild Chamber | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hall of Mirrors | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Lonely Hour | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| England’s Finest | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Oranges and Lemons | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| London Bridge Is Falling Down | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
Bryant & May Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| London's Glory | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| England’s Finest | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
Bryant & May Graphic Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Casebook of Bryant & May: The Soho Devil | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
Bryant & May Companion Books
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Peculiar London | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Hellion Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Curse of Snakes | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
Christopher Fowler Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Roofworld | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rune | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Red Bride | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Darkest Day | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Spanky | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Psychoville | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Disturbia | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Soho Black | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Calabash | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Plastic | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Breathe (Short Story) | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hell Train | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nyctophobia | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Sand Men | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hot Water | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Christopher Fowler Short Stories/Novellas with James Oswald, Jane Casey
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Wage Slaves | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Green Man | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| American Waitress | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Spider Kiss | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Beautiful Men | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| # ChooseThePlot (Short Story) ( With: James Oswald, Jane Casey) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bryant & May and the Nameless Woman (Short Story) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Reconciliation Day (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Washing (Short Story) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
Christopher Fowler Short Story Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Bureau of Lost Souls | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| City Jitters | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| More City Jitters | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Flesh Wounds | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sharper Knives | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Personal Demons | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Uncut | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Devil in Me | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Demonized | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Old Devil Moon | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Red Gloves | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Red Gloves Volume I & II | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
Christopher Fowler Graphic Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Menz Insana (Short Story) | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
Christopher Fowler Non-Fiction
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| How to Impersonate Famous People (Short Story) | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ultimate Party Book (Short Story) | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| Paperboy | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Invisible Ink | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Film Freak | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book of Forgotten Authors | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
Bibliomysteries Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Book of Virtue ( By: Ken Bruen) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) ( By: C.J. Box) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book Thing ( By: Laura Lippman) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book Case ( By: Nelson DeMille) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) ( By: William Link) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Final Testament (Short Story) ( By: Peter Blauner) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rides a Stranger (Short Story) ( By: David Bell) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) ( By: Andrew Taylor) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) ( By: F. Paul Wilson) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| What's in a Name? (Short Story) ( By: Thomas H. Cook) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Remaindered (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Sequel (Short Story) ( By: R.L. Stine) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) ( By: Lyndsay Faye) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Book Club (Short Story) ( By: Loren D. Estleman) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) ( By: Bradford Morrow) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| It's in the Book (Short Story) ( By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Scroll (Short Story) ( By: Anne Perry) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book of the Lion (Short Story) ( By: Thomas Perry) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Little Men (Short Story) ( By: Megan Abbott) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) ( By: James Grady) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) ( By: Joyce Carol Oates) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Every Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Denise Mina) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Travelling Companion ( By: Ian Rankin) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Citadel (Short Story) ( By: Stephen Hunter) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Reconciliation Day (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) ( By: John Harvey) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Haze (Short Story) ( By: James W. Hall) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) ( By: Joe R. Lansdale) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) ( By: Charles Todd) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Peter Robinson) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Hemingway Valise ( By: Robert Olen Butler) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Last Honest Horse Thief ( By: Michael Koryta) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository ( By: John Connolly) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) ( By: David Handler) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Traitor (Short Story) ( By: Martin Edwards) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dark Door ( By: Lisa Unger) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) ( By: Peter Swanson) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Chronological Bibliomysteries Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Book of Virtue ( By: Ken Bruen) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Scroll (Short Story) ( By: Anne Perry) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) ( By: C.J. Box) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) ( By: William Link) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Peter Robinson) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book Thing ( By: Laura Lippman) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Book Club (Short Story) ( By: Loren D. Estleman) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) ( By: Andrew Taylor) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Final Testament (Short Story) ( By: Peter Blauner) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rides a Stranger (Short Story) ( By: David Bell) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| What's in a Name? (Short Story) ( By: Thomas H. Cook) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| It's in the Book (Short Story) ( By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) ( By: Bradford Morrow) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Remaindered (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) ( By: F. Paul Wilson) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) ( By: Lyndsay Faye) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Sequel (Short Story) ( By: R.L. Stine) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book of the Lion (Short Story) ( By: Thomas Perry) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Little Men (Short Story) ( By: Megan Abbott) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Every Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Denise Mina) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Citadel (Short Story) ( By: Stephen Hunter) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) ( By: James Grady) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) ( By: Joyce Carol Oates) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Travelling Companion ( By: Ian Rankin) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Haze (Short Story) ( By: James W. Hall) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) ( By: John Harvey) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Reconciliation Day (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) ( By: Joe R. Lansdale) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) ( By: Charles Todd) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository ( By: John Connolly) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Hemingway Valise ( By: Robert Olen Butler) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Last Honest Horse Thief ( By: Michael Koryta) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book Case ( By: Nelson DeMille) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) ( By: David Handler) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Traitor (Short Story) ( By: Martin Edwards) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dark Door ( By: Lisa Unger) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) ( By: Peter Swanson) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Christopher Fowler Anthologies
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Drabble II: Double Century | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Vampires | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Giant Book of Zombies | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Best New Horror 4 | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Zombies | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Giant Book of Terror | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Best New Horror 5 | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dark Terrors | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 7 | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Destination Unknown | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Secret City | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dark of the Night | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dark Terrors 3 | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 8 | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Dracula | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dark Terrors 4 | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Eleventh Annual Collection | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 9 | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10 | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dark Terrors 5 | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Urban Gothic: Lacuna and Other Trips | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, # 12 | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Stranger: Dark Tales of Eerie Encounters | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 13 | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dark Terrors 6 | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fifteenth Annual Collection | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of New Terror | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Vol. 15 | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Shrouded by Darkness: Tales of Terror | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| The British Fantasy Society: A Celebration | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Best New Horror 18 | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Summer Chills | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Monsters | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mammoth Books Presents Demonic Dreams | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Best New Horror 19 | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Best New Horror 20 | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 7 | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Sounds Of Crime | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Back from the Dead: The Legacy of the Pan Book of Horror Stories | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Zombie Apocalypse! | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| The End of the Line | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Visitants | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Crimewave 11 | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Haunts: Reliquaries of the Dead | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| House of Fear | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Full Fathom Forty | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Gaslight Arcanum: Uncanny Tales of Sherlock Holmes | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Best New Horror 22 | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Body Horror | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pandemonium: Stories of the Smoke | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Four For Fear | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Best New Horror 23 | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Magic: An Anthology of the Esoteric and Arcane | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dark World: Ghost Stories | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fearie Tales | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013 | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Psychomania: Killer Stories | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Deadly Pleasures | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kneeling in the Silver Light: Stories from the Great War | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Interzone 258, May-June 2015 | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Future of Horror | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Monstrous | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Darker Terrors 7 | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| In the Footsteps of Dracula | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Invisible Blood | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Folk Horror | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Body Shocks | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ink and Daggers | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Reports from the Deep End | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
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