Wild Chamber
ISBN: 9780857503107
Description
Our story begins at the end of an investigation, as the members of London's Peculiar Crimes Unit race to catch a killer near London Bridge Station in the rain, not realising that they’re about to cause a bizarre accident just yards away from the crime scene. And it will have repercussions for them all.
Reviewed on 26th October 2025
Another adventure for the Peculiar Crimes Unit sees them called in to investigate a murder in a London park. Elements of this one are a bit brutal, and it feels generally darker than the comic tone aligns comfortably with.
There's also a lot of the usual stuff going on in the background, but none of it feels particularly new - it's almost as if the book has become a cliche of its own series. The characters that bicker keep bickering, the characters who add comedy add comedy. The only nuance is in one pairing who feel like they are in a period of change.
The fact that I've had to pause while writing this to remember the actual outcome of the case says something about how memorable that aspect of the conclusion actually is.
I’m beginning to wonder whether I’m reading these novels still because of the sunk cost I've invested into them over the years, or whether I'm actually still enjoying them. Certainly they're not the top of my recent enjoyment list.
