Too many new writers dress up old cliches. Christopher Fowler clichedresswriter Change image and share on social
My father Bill had a problem with Christmas. Although he appears in old photographs to possess a whippy, muscular frame, he was actually a frail man and usually managed to cause some kind of drama just before the festivities began. Christopher Fowler appearbeginbill share on social
My father worked in a scientific lab where he designed and built glass instruments. He was regarded as brilliant at his job and once constructed a human brain in glass just to show off his skills. Christopher Fowler brainbrilliantbuild Change image and share on social
As a child marooned in a post-war South London backwater with no ready cash and a bafflingly dysfunctional family, I had to glean my amusement wherever I could. Christopher Fowler amusementbackwaterbafflingly Change image and share on social
I consider myself a kind of a nerd, because when we go to the coffee shop in the mornings, we sit there in a very neat row with our laptops. It's just like being at work, but with coffee and panini. And, of course, you don't get paid. Christopher Fowler coffeekindlaptop share on social
I've always loved what I'd term 'dark fiction' writers, everyone from J. G. Ballard to Mervyn Peake and Philip Pullman. I'm not sure it's a genre, but it's what I like best. Christopher Fowler ballarddarkfiction Change image and share on social
I have never met an author who did not read voraciously as a child. Christopher Fowler authorchildmeet Change image and share on social
The queen of crime, Agatha Christie, was always more concerned about the clockwork cleverness of the plot, never the investigator. Christopher Fowler agathachristiecleverness Change image and share on social
