Midnight Riot

from drachenbraut23

"You put a spell on the dog," I said as we left the house. "Just a small one," said Nightingale. "So magic is real," I said. "Which makes you a...what?" "A wizard." "Like Harry Potter?" Nightingale sighed. "No," he said. "Not like Harry Potter." "In what way?" "I'm not a fictional character," sai...

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Peter Grant is a Probationary Constable in London who, despite his dreams of being a detective, possesses a propensity for detail and a knack for paperwork that makes him the perfect candidate for the Case Progression Unit (a department that does the endless paperwork on behalf of "real" detectiv...

from zjakkelien

Very enjoyable. Aaranovitch had a pleasant writing style that is particularly witty at times. I liked all the river characters and their interaction with Peter. I thought the story line was alright but could use some work. Some of the solutions and plans were supposed to be clever, I think, but t...

from lalawe

I love urban fantasy, I'm a bit of anglophile, and I love cop shows, so an urban fantasy starring a London police officer? Heck, yeah! One of the best things about this book is the humor - I often found myself laughing out loud, and then had to explain myself (and read the particular passage) to ...

from Widsith

An amiable, popcornish urban fantasy which marries a get-yer-trousers-on-you're-nicked Metropolitan Police nostalgia with an interest in English folklore and esoterica. Actually, now I come to write that down, it sounds fantastic, although in practice it never quite got dense or chewy enough for ...