If Black Leopard, Red Wolf was an exploration of masculinity, this companion volume examines the more restricted lives of women in the same violent, male-dominated world. This sounds just like the type of case for The Folly and while DC Peter Granthas dealt with magic before he has never tackled the heavens, but if the Spiritsof the River exist, who isto say that those in the sky are false? In the latest Rivers of London book, DC Peter Grant is anticipating becoming the father of twins, as his beloved Beverley turns the back garden into an enormous birthing pool – but meanwhile he must solve a mysterious, possibly magical, murder in the London Silver Vaults.

And just when I started thinking that Danni wasn’t very interesting, something amusing and intriguing was done with her. I wasn’t expecting this mystery’s twists and turns, and the resolution to how to stop the angel from killing again was creative, surprising, and engaging. Aaronovitch has also announced several works within the same fictional universe, but set outside the chronology of the main series.

His plotting is still satisfyingly inventive and the continuing characters maintain their charm in the ninth novel of a series that began in 2011. Chapman: [slightly irritatedly and with exaggeratedly clear accent] One of the cross beams has gone out askew on the treadle. I loved this book in this series just as much as I love the first book, except now I will need to wait until Ben ( and Kobna) get finished with the next book. Ben Aaronovitch started his writing career in screenwriting, most prominently on the TV show Doctor Who, before becoming a bookseller. The London Silver Vaults — for well over a century, the largest collection of silver for sale in the world.

Night Witch - Russian Oligarch's daughter is kidnapped and he thinks kidnapping Nightwitch Varvara Sidorovna will help the situation.

Without a ship to command with military discipline, would the elite officer class retain their power? He’s also haunted by something about a Chime and the Note of Jecca, so when he finds someone online who claims he can explain it all, he agrees to a meeting. Her erotic short story, “Kiss of Life,” appears in the Berkley anthology AGONY/ECSTASY under the pen name Lily Daniels. Some characters from previous books are mentioned, talked about or play their roles but are not reintroduced.

Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA Wire The ‘moon witch’ seeks a mysterious lost boy in Marlon James’s sequel. There are appearances by most of the usual crowd, Lesley, the foxes, the River Goddeses and a new trainee. Leaving London, Peter goes to a small village in Herefordshire, where there appears to be a supernatural element to the disappearance of two local girls.In the case of this latest instalment, Amongst Our Weapons, we are treated to a supernatural romp that takes the reader from London to Manchester and back, and touches on the use of the weaponization of the occult in Nazi Germany, a brief but insightful history of Oliver Cromwell’s treatment of the Jews in Commonwealth England, a new take on the Spanish Inquisition (complete with the almost obligatory Monty Python references), and the odd key detail on medieval smithing techniques. After a long withdrawal, I was stoked to see another inbthe series, but frankly a little worried that it might not work for me after such a gap. The disappearing act, the reports of a blinding flash and loss of memory amongst the witnesses all make this a case for Detective Constable Peter Grant and the Special Assessment Unit.

Chapman: *I* don't know - Mr Wentworth just told me to come in here and say that there was trouble at the mill, that's all - I didn't expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition. Fair to say, I’ve not only enjoyed each and every instalment in the series, but there hasn’t been a single one of the novels that I’ve closed without first having learnt at least some historical factoid that I didn’t already know, often something I hadn’t even begun to conceptualise. And Peter must solve this case soon, because back home his partner Beverley is expecting twins any day now. And when Peter gets word of something very odd happening in Elephant and Castle, he has to investigate whether there is a connection. The London Silver Vaults – for well over a century, the largest collection of silver for sale in the world.On 7 July 2022, another TV adaptation of the book series, produced by Pure Fiction Television, See-Saw Films and Unnecessary Logo, Aaronovitch's production company, was announced. Hidden beneath the streets of London are the Silver Vaults, home to severalspecialists in exceptional quality items. It was different to see Peter training someone, instead of being the newbie himself, and it highlights his growth and maturation. 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.