The Boy in the River: A Shocking True Story of Ritual Murder and Sacrifice in the Heart of London
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On 21st September 2001 the mutilated torso of a small child was found floating beside London's Tower...
Christine A. (965 KP) rated The October Man (Rivers of London #7.5) in Books
Jul 16, 2019
The October Man by Ben Aaronovitch is the "#7.5" book in his Rivers of London series. I read the first book, Rivers of London for book club last year and has marked the 2nd book, Moon over Soho, to be read on Goodreads. When the opportunity arose to read this novella, I jumped at the chance. To give a fair review, I read books 2 - 7, not including the novellas, before reading this.
Peter Grant is mentioned in the novella but his German equivalent, Tobias Winter, leads this investigation set in Trier, Germany's oldest city.
While Aaronovitch's writing style and humor show through, I missed the characters I have been fortunate enough to meet in the books set in London. The backdrop of London has become as important as any of the characters.
Setting the novella in Germany was interesting because it allowed us to see the difference between how the German's investigate and the Folly. It brought the magical world into a different point of view as when FBI agent Kimberley Reynolds was around. I would have enjoyed this more if Peter Grant had helped with Tobias Winter's investigation.
I already marked book 8, False Value, to be read.
This 200-word review was published on Philomathinphila.com on 7/15/19.
Walking in London: Park, Heath and Waterside Walks
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Discover a wilder side to London with this guidebook of 25 hikes in and around the capital's green...
Time Out London Walks: 25 Walks by London Writers: Volume 2
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This second volume of Time Out London Walks explores more of the capital with some of London's...
David McK (3233 KP) rated The Furthest Station (Peter Grant, #5.5) in Books
Feb 19, 2019
It was an OK read, but didn't really grab me enough to want to go out and pick up others in the series.
However, this novella was recently on sale on Amazon Kindle a while back for something like 99 pence, so I thought I would give it another go. And what is immediately obvious is just how much I've missed by skipping those full-length novels in-between Rivers of London (#1) and this (# 5.5).
Which is probably why I struggled to get into this: as before, I found this an OK read (once I got past the initial "who's s/he now? What're they talking about?" confusion, but nothing that would pull me back into the world of PC Grant
The Book of London Place Names
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Ever wondered if Cheapside really is cheap, what you do in Threadneedle Street, or who the knights...
The Masked City
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The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman is a wonderful read for all those who enjoyed Mr Penumbra's 24...
The Furthest Station (Peter Grant, #5.5)
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There have been ghosts on the London Underground, sad, harmless spectres whose presence does little...
Stand Up & Sock it to Them Sister: Funny, Feisty Females
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"Funny is Funny" Joan Rivers But how do you make it in the world of comedy if you are a woman? With...
Cenotaph South: Mapping the Lost Poets of Nunhead Cemetery
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Step through the iron gates of one of London's most spectacular Victorian cemeteries on the hunt for...