Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

Offer ends May 1st, 2024 11:59PM GMT. Terms and conditions apply.
£7.99/month after 3 months. Renews automatically.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Bryant & May - London's Glory cover art

Bryant & May - London's Glory

By: Christopher Fowler
Narrated by: Tim Goodman
Get this deal Try for £0.00

Pay £99p/month. After 3 months pay £7.99/month. Renews automatically. See terms for eligibility.

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £13.00

Buy Now for £13.00

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

England's Finest cover art
The Railway Detective cover art
A Man Lay Dead cover art
Murder on the Lusitania cover art
Crucifixion Creek cover art
The Crime at Black Dudley cover art
Heads You Lose cover art
Murder in Tuscany cover art
The Case of the Damaged Detective cover art
Inspector Alan Grant: The Full Collection cover art
A Quiet Life in the Country cover art
Father Paolo Baldi Mysteries cover art
The Frost Fair cover art
Ice Blue cover art
The Body in the Marsh cover art
Monsieur Pamplemousse and the French Solution cover art

Summary

In every detective's life there are cases that can't be discussed. Now Arthur Bryant has decided to open the files on 11 of these previously unseen investigations.

The first-ever collection of Bryant & May stories not only sheds light on 11 classic cases but also contains everything you need to know about the two octogenarian detectives and the Peculiar Crimes Unit.

©2015 Christopher Fowler (P)2016 W F Howes Ltd

Critic reviews

"One of our most unorthodox and entertaining writers." ( Sunday Telegraph)

What listeners say about Bryant & May - London's Glory

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    225
  • 4 Stars
    89
  • 3 Stars
    30
  • 2 Stars
    4
  • 1 Stars
    4
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    243
  • 4 Stars
    51
  • 3 Stars
    11
  • 2 Stars
    5
  • 1 Stars
    5
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    203
  • 4 Stars
    78
  • 3 Stars
    23
  • 2 Stars
    6
  • 1 Stars
    4

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Cant praise it enough

What did you like most about Bryant & May - London's Glory?

Two old detectives, straight out of a Dickens but in modern London. Excellent mysteries and great characterisation. Its not a re-hash of Sherlock Holmes or a modern police procedural - its a vehicle for its three stars - Bryant, May and the city of London.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Bryant & May - London's Glory?

Arthur Bryant, irascable and slightly deaf septugenarian detective telling a store owner "take me to the crime scene, or else I'll bite you". Brilliant.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes.

Any additional comments?

The voice acting it totally riveting. Tim Goodman IS Bryant and May.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

16 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Loyal Fan

I love the Bryant and May series.
I think Christopher Fowler is a brilliant writer. His characters are fully formed, wonderful and maddening in equal parts, including London.
His plots give respectful waves to every variety of mystery tale and always deliver laughter and sadness. Arthur is a grumpy, selfish old git, even as a young man, and I adore him.
They are my favourite book series, in any genre.
This collection of short stories is a bag of gems. It hops about on their timeline and is a marvelous introduction to their world.
This was a reread while I await the second collection, due in a few days. Can't wait!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

11 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

London's glory ,author's glory

one of the best collections of short stories since m r James .clever witty and sharp.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

9 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Great Listening

Would you listen to Bryant & May - London's Glory again? Why?

Yes I would but after a while I think I would listen to the whole series again but in enough time to hopefully forget who done it.

What did you like best about this story?

What I like about this book is hearing Christopher Fowler's thoughts on the characters and his liking for other authors and why and how he chose these characters

Any additional comments?

I have come to love the people in the PCU of course Bryant and May mostly but love Janice and the others and I don't think Crippin gets enough air time :) I really can't wait until the next book comes available on Audible I love the historic facts about London just wish my memory would store them. So I must listen again and try to remember some of the facts.
Tim Goodman is a fantastic narrator how he remembers all the characters and what they sound like I don't know.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

8 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

Bryant and May bite size! fantastic

read brilliantly and great short stories. love all the characters do not want it to end!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

5 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable

This was the first time I have listened to any of the "Bryant & May" books and I have to say I really enjoyed the book. The quips of humour are good. I like the off beat chemistry between the characters. Sometimes it's not about the crime itself , more about the people solving it. I shall listen to the other books in the series. The narration is very good. The narrator has captures the dry humour of "Bryant" so very well.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

4 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Just as good as ever.

Not listened to any short stories of Bryant and May before. Don't hesitate they are just as good as the full novels.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

A Breath of Fresh London Air

A wonderful selection of short detection stories solved by an unlikely duo of elderly detectives working for the Peculiar Crimes unit of London's Met. police force. The descriptions are so believable and the narration so good that you find yourself walking along the streets with this rather strange couple peering through the fog or slipping on the frozen slush as they head off to a crime scene.
For those who know London and especially the London of the 60's, this brings back fond memories as Bryant regales us with historical insights of the old city. The plots are clever and the detectives' logic in solving them ranks them with that of Jane Marple.
Tim Goodman has exactly the right voice for these stories and his diction is superb - he brings it all very clearly to life. This was our first encounter with Bryant & May and now we're hooked!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Victor rides again

Christopher has one heck of a sense of humour, Bryant is what would happen if Victor Meldrew got into detective work. People around me think im losing my mind, as i listen to it using my discreet little earpods, i often just break out into full on belly laughs for seemingly no reason. Narration is spot on. looking forward to listening to all his other books. Brilliant.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

A book to read rather than listen to

The stories in this book are great, however the narrator's choice of voice for Bryant is teeth grindingly irritating -although more generally the narration is very good. I recommend any potential purchasers listen to a sample of the book before purchasing

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful