Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch

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This is the second book in the popular Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch – an urban fantasy series blending the super-natural with police procedural. It was published in 2011 and continues to focus on the adventures of Peter Grant, a young officer in the Metropolitan Police; who following an unexpected encounter with a ghost, is recruited into the small branch of the Met that deals with magic and the supernatural.

Published 13 Oct 2011
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About The Book

I was my dad’s vinyl-wallah: I changed his records while he lounged around drinking tea, and that’s how I know my Argo from my Tempo. And it’s why, when Dr Walid called me to the morgue to listen to a corpse, I recognised the tune it was playing. Something violently supernatural had happened to the victim, strong enough to leave its imprint like a wax cylinder recording. Cyrus Wilkinson, part-time jazz saxophonist and full-time accountant, had apparently dropped dead of a heart attack just after finishing a gig in a Soho jazz club. He wasn’t the first.

No one was going to let me exhume corpses to see if they were playing my tune, so it was back to old-fashioned legwork, starting in Soho, the heart of the scene. I didn’t trust the lovely Simone, Cyrus’ ex-lover, professional jazz kitten and as inviting as a Rubens’ portrait, but I needed her help: 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.

And as I hunted them, my investigation got tangled up in another story: a brilliant trumpet player, Richard ‘Lord’ Grant – my father – who managed to destroy his own career, twice. That’s the thing about policing: most of the time you’re doing it to maintain public order. Occasionally you’re doing it for justice. And maybe once in a career, you’re doing it for revenge.

About the Author

A former Waterstones’ bookseller, Ben Aaronovitch cut his teeth writing for television including Doctor Who before turning to the inspiration of crime fiction to fashion Rivers of London. Storming the bestseller lists the novel and it’s subsequent sequels delve into the murky underbelly of London as seen through the eyes of magician-detective Peter Grant, throwing in just a dash of magic for good measure.

What are others saying about this series

“What would happen if Harry Potter grew up and joined the Fuzz…” – Diana Gabaldon

“Fresh, original, and a wonderful read. I loved it.” – Charlaine Harris

Binding

Paperback

Author

Ben Aaronovitch

ISBN

9780575097629

Page Count

384

Published

13 Oct 2011

Publisher

Gollancz

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