Probationary constable peter grant dreams of being a detective. Rivers of london midnight riot in the us is the first novel in the series of the same name by english author ben aaronovitch. Ben aaronovitchs rivers of london series is coming to comics. The novel was released on 10 january 2011 through gollancz and was well received by critics, earning a galaxy national book awards nomination for aaronovitch in the new writer of the year award. Ben aaronovitchs magical detective series rivers of london known as midnight riot in the us was a fresh take on the mashup of police procedural and the supernatural when it released in. Now in hardcover, the eighth book of the bestselling rivers of london series returns to the adventures of peter grant, detective and apprentice wizard, as he. The seventh book of the bestselling rivers of london series returns to the adventures of peter grant, detective and apprentice wizard, as he solves magical crimes in the city of london. It sat in my toberead pile for far too long because, i am embarrassed to admit, of its cover, which looked dreary and literary. With input from the museum of london archaeology, his firm is designing the stage, shoreditch a. The names of many streets and neighborhoods also reflect london s hidden and forgotten hydrology. A couple of weeks ago i was in waterstones and the new book the october man part of the peter grant series was in the shelves so i took the plunge got the rivers of london book and havent looked back since so much so ive ordered the rest of the paperbacks in the series. The attendant, a coffee shop, sits below foley street.
The faceless man, wanted for multiple counts of murder, fraud, and crimes against humanity, has been unmasked and is on the run. Ben aaronovitch on rivers of london books podcast the guardian. The sharp dip as piccadilly passes green park shows us where the tyburn once crossed the road, wrote tom bolton, who has authored a book on london s underground rivers. Whispers under ground rivers of london book 3 ebook.
Reky londyna these are the adventures of peter grant, a young officer in the metropolitan police. C peter grant adventure is a tale like nothing you have ever read before. A walkers guide to the subterranean waterways of london 01 by fathers, david isbn. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Books travelling around the london underground network waiting to be read. You must suspend disbelief to fully enjoy this wonderful book. He spoke to sian about the eighth book in the series, false value, the vital role london plays in his fiction and what it is like adapting the books. The book collects together some of the anecdotes his subjects offered while dryden was sketching. Rivers of london series by ben aaronovitch goodreads. Midnight riot by ben aaronovitch, 2011 i received this book as a gift a rather long time ago. A clever story of a very special department of the london police that deals with magic, ghosts and time travel.