
Long trailed as the final outing for Christopher Fowler’s duo of decrepit detectives, Arthur Bryant and John May, the 20 th book in a saga that started in 2004 answers a lot of the series’ unanswered (and unasked) questions. LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN BY CHRISTOPHER FOWLER

So here are half a dozen recommendations that might help to keep you warm - or at least offer the homeliest of chills - on an evening in. And the last few months have seen the publication of major new works by some of the genre’s most respected authors.

AS the nights draw in and we spend more time indoors, autumn can be a good time to get stuck into the literary world’s latest murder mysteries.
