Rivers of London: Whispers Under Ground (Paperback)

from Unreachableshelf

Three books in, and Peter Grant is still my favorite magical investigator since Harry Dresden. The best thing about this series is the chance to spend some time with him and in his head. I love his eclectic interests, his nerdy jokes, and his desire to know how things work that led him to learn m...

from rrainer

There's such a strange dissonance that goes on in my head when I read this series because I really, really enjoy them and yet I'm always left just a little bit unsatisfied. Not in the sense of immediately wanting to read more (though I do--when's the next book coming out again?) but that there sh...

from TadAD

Whispers Under Ground is less poignant than its predecessor and longer on humor. I particularly enjoy Peter Grant's constant sly references to the rest of the fantasy universe, from Pratchett to Tolkien, as well as Aaronovitch's clear delight in the confusing world of police acronyms...half of wh...

from AHS-Wolfy

Detective Inspector Stephanopoulos thinks there's something a little off about the death of an American senator's son and requests assistance from the Folly and so Constable (and apprentice wizard) Peter Grant once again swings into action. Finding magical trace elements (vestigia) on the murder ...

from phoebesmum

The third outing for Detective Constable and trainee wizard Peter Grant. A murder is committed on the Underground, and Peter Grant is conscripted into the investigation, which takes him from New Covent Garden to the sewers of London, and beyond. I hate to say it, but, after the excellent first bo...