Midnight Riot Ben Aaronovitch

Midnight Riot

Author: Ben Aaronovitch
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Book Title
Midnight Riot
Author
Ben Aaronovitch
ISBN
9780345524256
"Midnight Riot is what would happen if Harry Potter grew up and joined the Fuzz. It is a hilarious, keenly imagined caper."--Diana Gabaldon Probationary Constable Peter Grant dreams of being a detective in London's Metropolitan Police. Too bad his superior plans to assign him to the Case Progression Unit, where the biggest threat he'll face is a paper cut. But Peter's prospects change in the aftermath of a puzzling murder, when he gains exclusive information from an eyewitness who happens to be a ghost. Peter's ability to speak with the lingering dead brings him to the attention of Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale, who investigates crimes involving magic and other manifestations of the uncanny. Now, as a wave of brutal and bizarre murders engulfs the city, Peter is plunged into a world where gods and goddesses mingle with mortals and a long-dead evil is making a comeback on a rising tide of magic. "Filled with detail and imagination . . . Aaronovitch is a name to watch."--Peter F. Hamilton "Fresh, original, and a wonderful read . . . I loved it."--Charlaine HarrisBinding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Ben AaronovitchPublisher: Del Rey BooksPublished: 02/01/2011ISBN: 9780345524256Pages: 310Weight: 0.34lbsSize: 6.85h x 4.19w x 0.90dReview Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/06/2010Romantic Times 02/01/2011 pg. 84 - ExcellentAsimov's Science Fiction 08/01/2011 pg. 107
"Midnight Riot is what would happen if Harry Potter grew up and joined the Fuzz. It is a hilarious, keenly imagined caper."--Diana Gabaldon

Probationary Constable Peter Grant dreams of being a detective in London's Metropolitan Police. Too bad his superior plans to assign him to the Case Progression Unit, where the biggest threat he'll face is a paper cut. But Peter's prospects change in the aftermath of a puzzling murder, when he gains exclusive information from an eyewitness who happens to be a ghost. Peter's ability to speak with the lingering dead brings him to the attention of Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale, who investigates crimes involving magic and other manifestations of the uncanny. Now, as a wave of brutal and bizarre murders engulfs the city, Peter is plunged into a world where gods and goddesses mingle with mortals and a long-dead evil is making a comeback on a rising tide of magic.

"Filled with detail and imagination . . . Aaronovitch is a name to watch."--Peter F. Hamilton

"Fresh, original, and a wonderful read . . . I loved it."--Charlaine Harris

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Published: 02/01/2011
ISBN: 9780345524256
Pages: 310
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 6.85h x 4.19w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/06/2010
Romantic Times 02/01/2011 pg. 84 - Excellent
Asimov's Science Fiction 08/01/2011 pg. 107
"Midnight Riot is what would happen if Harry Potter grew up and joined the Fuzz. It is a hilarious, keenly imagined caper."--Diana Gabaldon

Probationary Constable Peter Grant dreams of being a detective in London's Metropolitan Police. Too bad his superior plans to assign him to the Case Progression Unit, where the biggest threat he'll face is a paper cut. But Peter's prospects change in the aftermath of a puzzling murder, when he gains exclusive information from an eyewitness who happens to be a ghost. Peter's ability to speak with the lingering dead brings him to the attention of Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale, who investigates crimes involving magic and other manifestations of the uncanny. Now, as a wave of brutal and bizarre murders engulfs the city, Peter is plunged into a world where gods and goddesses mingle with mortals and a long-dead evil is making a comeback on a rising tide of magic.

"Filled with detail and imagination . . . Aaronovitch is a name to watch."--Peter F. Hamilton

"Fresh, original, and a wonderful read . . . I loved it."--Charlaine Harris

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Published: 02/01/2011
ISBN: 9780345524256
Pages: 310
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 6.85h x 4.19w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/06/2010
Romantic Times 02/01/2011 pg. 84 - Excellent
Asimov's Science Fiction 08/01/2011 pg. 107