Ben Aaronovitch

Constable Peter Grant, a magician and keeper of the flame, must discover if a mutilated body found in Crawley is the work of a common serial killer or an associate of the evil wizard known as the Faceless Man.

Broken Homes

Danny Engström

Ben Aaronovitch's bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy series • “The perfect blend of CSI and Harry Potter.” —io9 A mutilated body in Crawley. A killer on the loose. The prime suspect is one Robert Weil, possibly an associate of the twisted wizard known as the Faceless Man. Or maybe just a garden-variety serial killer. Before apprentice wizard and Police Constable Peter Grant can even get his head 'round the case, two more are dropped in his lap: a town planner has gone under a tube train, and there's a stolen grimoire for Grant to track down. So far, so London. But then Peter gets word of something very odd happening on a housing estate designed by a nutter, built by charlatans, and inhabited by the truly desperate. Is there a connection? And if there is, why oh why did it have to be South of the River—in the jurisdiction of some pretty prickly local river spirits?

Sonja H

Was sollte denn das werden? Ich glaube, das nächste Buch lese ich nicht mehr.

Sabetha Danes

LESLEY! (view spoiler)[ You two time, backstabbing, shit on the people that care about you, wanker  (hide spoiler)] you better have a good reason for this ending!  end rant  This book just proved why you're my favorite character. sobs at the beauty of the reveal

Holy wow that was a book. I can't even still believe how it ended. 

As with the other books in the series, this mystery takes you deeper into the magical realm of London. I love exploring all of the weirdities with Peter. His commentary is spot on, and I love how well these books are written. They are more like a journal or pub chat than just a story told from Peter's perspective. 

The faceless man becomes more of a flawed human in this book, than the mysterious villain he was in the last book. Dying to know his backstory, and what has led him onto this path of destruction. It's all too calculated to be the ravings of a mad man bent on death.

I also noticed that Peter only used maybe one reference to other IPs in this book, and that leads me to believe that he is owning the magical universe he is apart of more, and not needing to compare it to other books he's read. 

Can't wait to read the next installment!

Anastaciya

Okay, I'll make an exception and round it up, because of this twist 😱

Ben Aaronovitch has stormed the bestseller list with his superb London crime series. A unique blend of police procedural, loving detail about the greatest character of all, London, and a dash of the supernatural. A mutilated body in Crawley. Another killer on the loose. The prime suspect is one Robert Weil - an associate of the twisted magician known as the Faceless Man? Or just a common garden serial killer? Before PC Peter Grant can get his head round the case, a town planner going under a tube train and a stolen grimoire are adding to his case-load. So far so London. But then Peter gets word of something very odd happening in Elephant and Castle, on an housing estate designed by a nutter, built by charlatans and inhabited by the truly desperate. Is there a connection? And if there is, why oh why did it have to be South of the River? Full of warmth, sly humour and a rich cornucopia of things you never knew about London, Aaronovitch's series has swiftly added Grant's magical London to Rebus' Edinburgh and Morse's Oxford as a destination of choice for those who love their crime with something a little extra.

Broken Homes

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