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Rivers of London

Author : Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher : Gollancz
ISBN 13 : 9781473222243
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (222 download)

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Download or read book Rivers of London written by Ben Aaronovitch and published by Gollancz. This book was released on 2017-06-13 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My name is Peter Grant and until January I was just probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right-thinking people as the Metropolitan Police Service (and as the Filth to everybody else). My only concerns in life were how to avoid a transfer to the Case Progression Unit - we do paperwork so real coppers don't have to - and finding a way to climb into the panties of the outrageously perky WPC Leslie May. Then one night, in pursuance of a murder inquiry, I tried to take a witness statement from someone who was dead but disturbingly voluable, and that brought me to the attention of Inspector Nightingale, the last wizard in England. Now I'm a Detective Constable and a trainee wizard, the first apprentice in fifty years, and my world has become somewhat more complicated: nests of vampires in Purley, negotiating a truce between the warring god and goddess of the Thames, and digging up graves in Covent Garden ... and there's something festering at the heart of the city I love, a malicious vengeful spirit that takes ordinary Londoners and twists them into grotesque mannequins to act out its drama of violence and despair.The spirit of riot and rebellion has awakened in the city, and it's falling to me to bring order out of chaos - or die trying.

Rivers of London: Detective Stories #1

Author : Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher : Titan Comics
ISBN 13 : 1785863614
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (858 download)

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Download or read book Rivers of London: Detective Stories #1 written by Ben Aaronovitch and published by Titan Comics. This book was released on 2017-06-07 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Folly: home of the Long Arm of British Law, but an arm that doesn’t just issue search warrants and handcuff miscreants – it can also launch balls of mystical energy with enough force to knock a villain on his backside. The Folly investigates London’s ‘Falcon’ crimes – those that resign regular cops to night terrors and long, sleepless nights wrestling with their understanding of the cosmos. It’s chief investigators are Detective Inspector Thomas Nightingale and PC Peter Grant – a trainee wizard and trainee policeman who is about to undergo the gruelling exams that will make him a Detective in London’s Metropolitan Police Service… An all-new series of Rivers of London short stories by Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel. Set between The Hanging Tree and Black Mould.

Midnight Riot

Author : Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 034552425X
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book Midnight Riot written by Ben Aaronovitch and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Midnight Riot is what would happen if Harry Potter grew up and joined the Fuzz. It is a hilarious, keenly imagined caper.”—Diana Gabaldon Probationary Constable Peter Grant dreams of being a detective in London’s Metropolitan Police. Too bad his superior plans to assign him to the Case Progression Unit, where the biggest threat he’ll face is a paper cut. But Peter’s prospects change in the aftermath of a puzzling murder, when he gains exclusive information from an eyewitness who happens to be a ghost. Peter’s ability to speak with the lingering dead brings him to the attention of Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale, who investigates crimes involving magic and other manifestations of the uncanny. Now, as a wave of brutal and bizarre murders engulfs the city, Peter is plunged into a world where gods and goddesses mingle with mortals and a long-dead evil is making a comeback on a rising tide of magic. “Filled with detail and imagination . . . Aaronovitch is a name to watch.”—Peter F. Hamilton “Fresh, original, and a wonderful read . . . I loved it.”—Charlaine Harris

Moon Over Soho

Author : Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher : Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1625676069
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (256 download)

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Download or read book Moon Over Soho written by Ben Aaronovitch and published by Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-11-28 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Moon Over Soho cements [the Rivers of London] series as my favorite urban fantasy series. The humor, the world-building, the action, the magic, the mystery, the procedural—all are top-notch.’ — Ranting Dragon My name is Peter Grant, and I’m a Police Constable in that mighty army for justice known as the Metropolitan Police (a.k.a. the Filth). I’m also an apprentice wizard, the first in fifty years. When your dad is an almost famous jazz trumpeter, you know the classics. And that’s why, when Dr Walid called me down to the morgue to listen to a corpse, I recognized the tune it was playing as the jazz classic ‘Body and Soul.’ Something violently supernatural had happened to the victim, strong enough to leave its imprint on his corpse as if it were a wax cylinder recording. The former owner of the body, Cyrus Wilkinson, was a part-time jazz saxophonist and full-time accountant who had dropped dead of a heart attack just after finishing a gig. He wasn’t the first, but no one was going to let me exhume corpses just to see if they were playing my tune. So it was back to old-fashioned police legwork, starting in Soho, the heart of the scene, with the lovely Simone – Cyrus’s ex-lover, professional jazz kitten and as inviting as a Rubens portrait – as my guide. And it didn’t take me long to realise there were monsters stalking Soho, creatures feeding off that special gift that separates the great musician from someone who can raise a decent tune. What they take is beauty. What they leave behind is sickness, failure and broken lives. Reviews for Moon Over Soho Mr. Aaronovitch is, in short, writing the best contemporary occult detective series on the shelf today, and that’s by a substantial margin.’ — Pornokitsch ‘Moon Over Soho is a gripping continuation of River of London’s well executed blend of police-procedural and fantasy with a good splash of horror thrown in. This is urban fantasy done with a loving attention to detail and enlivened by an ever present wit making this series a must-read for anyone who likes their fantasy with a strong edge of realism.’ — SF Book Reviews

Lies Sleeping

Author : Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756415136
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (564 download)

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Download or read book Lies Sleeping written by Ben Aaronovitch and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detective and apprentice wizard Peter Grand teams up with his former friend, Lesley May, who brutally betrayed him, in order to capture the Faceless Man and, far worse, he may also need to come to terms with supernatural killer Mr. Punch.

Rivers of London Volume 7: Action At A Distance

Author : Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher : Titan Comics
ISBN 13 : 1787730662
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (877 download)

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Download or read book Rivers of London Volume 7: Action At A Distance written by Ben Aaronovitch and published by Titan Comics. This book was released on 2019-11-13 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An explosive lesson in history! Thomas Nightingale is one of the most highly revered magicians in Europe and a respected Detective Inspector – but he holds a guarded past. His protégé, Detective Constable Peter Grant, is about to discover some of Nightingale’s deepest secrets, hidden within the archives of the London Metropolitan Police’s Special Operations Unit. From Rivers of London author Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel (Doctor Who, The Vinyl Detective), with art by Brian Williamson (Doctor Who, Hook Jaw), the million-selling series continues with this latest instalment. Step back in time with Grant as he learns how Nightingale unravelled a mystery filled with murder, comic books, and atomic secrets that threatened to destroy Britain.

Rivers of London: Detective Stories #4

Author : Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher : Titan Comics
ISBN 13 : 1785863649
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (858 download)

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Download or read book Rivers of London: Detective Stories #4 written by Ben Aaronovitch and published by Titan Comics. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Undergoing his detective exams, PC Peter Grant has been looking back on some of his previous cases. The final one takes him back to one of his first – on that has nothing to do with his other profession: trainee wizard in the Met’s Special Assessment Unit. However, it is a time of remembrance past with his old partner, Lesley May – the same partner left mutilated by magic and who has now gone rogue, vanishing into London’s mystical underworld… Self-contained magical crimes, as recounted by Detective Peter Grant to his superiors, as he takes the Detective exam. If you've ever wanted to try the mysterious world of Rivers of London, this is the perfect opportunity to get on board! An all-new series of Rivers of London short stories by Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel. Set between The Hanging Tree and Black Mould.

Rivers Of London Vol. 1: Body Work Deluxe Writers' Edition (Graphic Novel)

Author : Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1787736253
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (877 download)

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Download or read book Rivers Of London Vol. 1: Body Work Deluxe Writers' Edition (Graphic Novel) written by Ben Aaronovitch and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CSI meets Harry Potter in this fantastic SPECIAL EDITION graphic novel from Ben Aaronovitch, writer of the bestselling Rivers of London supernatural police procedural crime novel series! This Deluxe Writers' Edition presents the full script of the graphic novel along with the unlettered, full-color artwork, allowing the reader to read the original script and see the artwork side-by-side. Ben Aaronovitch’s ‘Rivers of London’ Set For Adaptation By See-Saw, Pure Fiction Television Grant is part of a very special London police unit. Full-time cop and part time wizard he works on rather unusual crimes - those that involve magic and the general weirdness that permeates London's dark underbelly. His latest case begins with a perfectly innocent car on a homicidal killing spree - without a driver. But, before you know it, there's a Bosnian refugee, the Most Haunted Car in England, a bunch of teenagers loaded on Ketamine and seemingly-harmless wooden bench with the darkest of pasts...

Whispers Under Ground

Author : Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0345524624
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book Whispers Under Ground written by Ben Aaronovitch and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A WHOLE NEW REASON TO MIND THE GAP It begins with a dead body at the far end of Baker Street tube station, all that remains of American exchange student James Gallagher—and the victim’s wealthy, politically powerful family is understandably eager to get to the bottom of the gruesome murder. The trouble is, the bottom—if it exists at all—is deeper and more unnatural than anyone suspects . . . except, that is, for London constable and sorcerer’s apprentice Peter Grant. With Inspector Nightingale, the last registered wizard in England, tied up in the hunt for the rogue magician known as “the Faceless Man,” it’s up to Peter to plumb the haunted depths of the oldest, largest, and—as of now—deadliest subway system in the world. At least he won’t be alone. No, the FBI has sent over a crack agent to help. She’s young, ambitious, beautiful . . . and a born-again Christian apt to view any magic as the work of the devil. Oh yeah—that’s going to go well.

Tales from the Folly

Author : Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher : Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1625675011
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (256 download)

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Download or read book Tales from the Folly written by Ben Aaronovitch and published by Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-07-31 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Return to the world of Rivers of London in this first short story collection from bestselling author, Ben Aaronovitch. Tales from the Folly is a carefully curated collection that gathers together previously published stories and brand new tales in the same place for the first time. Each tale features a new introduction from the author, filled with insight and anecdote offering the reader a deeper into this absorbing fictional world. This is a must read for any Rivers of London fan. Join Peter, Nightingale, Abigail, Agent Reynolds and Tobias Winter for a series of perfectly portioned tales. Discover what’s haunting a lonely motorway service station, who still wanders the shelves of a popular London bookshop, and what exactly happened to the River Lugg... With an introduction from internationally bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series, Charlaine Harris. This collection includes: The Home Crowd Advantage The Domestic The Cockpit The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Granny King of The Rats A Rare Book of Cunning Device A Dedicated Follower of Fashion Favourite Uncle Vanessa Sommer’s Other Christmas List Three Rivers, Two Husbands and a Baby Moments One-Three Praise for the Rivers of London series: “Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London” –Nick Frost “A superlative blend of whimsy and grit...Jim Butcher meets Douglas Adams” —Publishers Weekly “...my favorite current series... delightful, compulsive and fresh—with a love of multicultural London evident on every page, wonderfully diverse characters, magic, mystery, and mayhem. Once you start, you will literally not be able to put them down.” —Lavie Tidhar in Washington Post “...recounted with deadpan British wit and irony...packed with fascinating historical detail... Lively and amusing and different.” —Kirkus

The Hanging Tree

Author : Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 0698151976
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book The Hanging Tree written by Ben Aaronovitch and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben Aaronovitch's bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy series • “The perfect blend of CSI and Harry Potter.” —io9 Suspicious deaths are not usually the concern of Police Constable Peter Grant or the Folly—London’s police department for supernatural cases—even when they happen at an exclusive party in one of the flats of the most expensive apartment blocks in London. But the daughter of Lady Ty, influential goddess of the Tyburn river, was there, and Peter owes Lady Ty a favor. Plunged into the alien world of the super-rich, where the basements are bigger than the houses, where the law is something bought and sold on the open market, a sensible young copper would keep his head down and his nose clean. But this is Peter Grant we’re talking about. He’s been given an unparalleled opportunity to alienate old friends and create new enemies at the point where the world of magic and that of privilege intersect. Assuming he survives the week…

Rivers of London: Detective Stories #2

Author : Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher : Titan Comics
ISBN 13 : 1785863622
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (858 download)

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Download or read book Rivers of London: Detective Stories #2 written by Ben Aaronovitch and published by Titan Comics. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Grant is one of London’s Finest, a member of the Metropolitan Police Service. However, while most of the capital’s PCs are out chasing pickpockets and helping vomit-soaked hen parties, Peter is well underway to becoming London’s second wizarding cop. Working out of the secretive Folly in the heart of the city, he and his colleagues take on those crimes that might be described as weird, spooky, or frozen-hand-around-the-heart terrifying. Having garnered a fair amount of experience and knowledge, Peter is also in line for a promotion and is undergoing the process that could make him a Detective… Self-contained magical crimes, as recounted by Detective Peter Grant to his superiors, as he takes the Detective exam. If you've ever wanted to try the mysterious world of Rivers of London, this is the perfect opportunity to get on board! An all-new series of Rivers of London short stories by Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel. Set between The Hanging Tree and Black Mould.

Foxglove Summer

Author : Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 069815195X
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book Foxglove Summer written by Ben Aaronovitch and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben Aaronovitch's bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy series • “The perfect blend of CSI and Harry Potter.” —io9 • 2015 Locus Recommended Reading for Fantasy When two young girls go missing in rural Herefordshire, police constable and wizard-in-training Peter Grant is sent out of London to check that nothing supernatural is involved. It’s purely routine—Nightingale, Peter’s superior, thinks he’ll be done in less than a day. But Peter’s never been one to walk away from someone in trouble, so when nothing overtly magical turns up he volunteers his services to the local police, who need all the help they can get. But because the universe likes a joke as much as the next sadistic megalomaniac, Peter soon comes to realize that dark secrets underlie the picturesque fields and villages of the countryside and there might just be work for Britain’s most junior wizard after all. Soon Peter’s in a vicious race against time, in a world where the boundaries between reality and fairy have never been less clear....

Amongst Our Weapons

Author : Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 075641864X
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (564 download)

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Download or read book Amongst Our Weapons written by Ben Aaronovitch and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2023-03-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback, the ninth novel of the bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy series returns to the adventures of Peter Grant, detective and apprentice wizard, as he solves magical crimes in the city of London. There is a world hidden underneath this great city. The London Silver Vaults—for well over a century, the largest collection of silver for sale in the world. It has more locks than the Bank of England and more cameras than a paparazzi convention. Not somewhere you can murder someone and vanish without a trace—only that’s what happened. The disappearing act, the reports of a blinding flash of light, and memory loss amongst the witnesses all make this a case for Detective Constable Peter Grant and the Special Assessment Unit. Alongside their boss DCI Thomas Nightingale, the SAU find themselves embroiled in a mystery that encompasses London’s tangled history, foreign lands and, most terrifying of all, the North! And Peter must solve this case soon, because back home his partner Beverley is expecting twins any day now. But what he doesn’t know is that he’s about to encounter something—and somebody—that nobody ever expects… Effortlessly original, endlessly inventive and hugely entertaining—step into the world of the much-loved, bestselling Rivers of London series.

Introducing Rivers of London

Author : Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1473232473
Total Pages : 701 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (732 download)

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Download or read book Introducing Rivers of London written by Ben Aaronovitch and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2020-06-11 with total page 701 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bumper boxset from the Sunday Times Number One bestselling author contains the first three novels in the two-million-copy selling series! My name is Peter Grant, and until January I was just an ordinary policeman in that mighty army for justice known to all right-thinking people as the Metropolitan Police Service (and as the Filth to everybody else). Then my life took a turn for the strange, and now I'm a Detective Constable and trainee wizard, the first apprentice in fifty years. My world has become somewhat more complicated, and it's safe to say the problems London's streets throw at me are now much more difficult to respond to. But there's someone out there causing trouble, using all manner of magic to do it, and they're putting ordinary Londoners at risk. It's fallen to me to bring order out of the chaos - or die trying. Like I said, life is stranger now. But I'm a police officer at heart, London is my city, and I've got a job to do. 'Funny and wildly inventive' Mail on Sunday 'A charming, witty and exciting romp through a magical world' Independent 'Witty, well plotted, vividly written and addictively readable' The Times This eBook boxset contains the first three novels in the bestselling Rivers of London series. Full of warmth, humour, and mysteries that will keep you guessing, this is your perfect introduction to a whole new side of England's capital.

Rivers of London: Body Work

Author : Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher : Titan Comics
ISBN 13 : 1787737403
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (877 download)

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Download or read book Rivers of London: Body Work written by Ben Aaronovitch and published by Titan Comics. This book was released on 2021-07-07 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique volume offers a rare glimpse at the development of the first Rivers of London graphic novel, Body Work, showcasing the script by Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel in a side-by-side comparison with the artwork by Lee Sullivan and colorist Luis Guerrero. Universally acclaimed by critics and fans alike on its release in 2016, Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London graphic novel series has gone on to spawn eight further adventures, featuring Metropolitan police officer and part-time wizard Peter Grant as he examines unusual crimes that involve magic or the supernatural in the dark belly of London’s underworld. Body Work sees Peter Grant investigate a mysterious suicide that soon leads him on a chase through the streets of London after a possessed car on a homicidal killing spree. But what links it to a Bosnian refugee, the Most Haunted Car in the England, a bunch of teenagers loaded on Ketamine and a seemingly harmless wooden bench with the darkest of pasts?

Broken Homes

Author : Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0575132493
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (751 download)

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Download or read book Broken Homes written by Ben Aaronovitch and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-07-25 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 4 in the Rivers of London series, from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch. A mutilated body in Crawley. Another killer on the loose. The prime suspect is one Robert Weil - an associate of the twisted magician known as the Faceless Man? Or just a common garden serial killer? Before PC Peter Grant can get his head round the case, a town planner going under a tube train and a stolen grimoire are adding to his case-load. So far so London. But then Peter gets word of something very odd happening in Elephant and Castle, on an housing estate designed by a nutter, built by charlatans and inhabited by the truly desperate. Is there a connection? And if there is, why oh why did it have to be South of the River? Praise for the Rivers of London novels: 'Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London' NICK FROST 'As brilliant and funny as ever' THE SUN 'Charming, witty, exciting' THE INDEPENDENT 'An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups' THE TIMES Discover why this incredible series has sold over two million copies around the world. If you're a fan of Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams - don't panic - you will love Ben Aaronovitch's imaginative, irreverent and all-round irresistible novels.