Ghost-hunting, however, was not on his career radar. An honest-to-goodness sworn police officer, Peter Grant, just out of his probationary period in the Metropolitan Police and really hoping to do something more interesting than push paper for his entire career. In some ways, kind of old school urban fantasy, hearkening back to urban fantasy’s roots in the mystery genre.īecause we sure do have a mystery. This book reminds me of so very many things. Midnight Riot is a terrific introduction to the Rivers of London and definitely lives up to all the marvelous things that have been said about it. I picked it up now because I have to read the latest book in the Rivers of London series for one of my reviewing commitments and wanted to at least see where it all began. I do get around to things eventually, but eventually can clearly be a very long time. Finding out that it was 6 years ago was kind of a shocker. I’ve had this in my kindle app forever, to the point where I had to check to see exactly how I got it. 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. 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. 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. Too bad his superior plans to assign him to the Case Progression Unit, where the biggest threat he’ll face is a paper cut. Probationary Constable Peter Grant dreams of being a detective in London’s Metropolitan Police. Purchasing Info: Author's Website, Publisher's Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Midnight Riot (Peter Grant, #1) by Ben Aaronovitchįormats available: hardcover, paperback, ebook, audiobook

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