Amongst Our Weapons

, #9

eBook, 304 pages

English language

Published April 12, 2022 by DAW.

ISBN:
978-0-7564-1864-9
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ASIN:
B09MBQ27ZK

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5 stars (5 reviews)

There is a world hidden underneath this great city... The London Silver Vaults - for well over a century, the largest collection of silver for sale in the world. It has more locks than the Bank of England and more cameras than a celebrity punch-up. Not somewhere you can murder someone and vanish without a trace - only that's what happened. The disappearing act, the reports of a blinding flash of light and memory loss amongst the witnesses all make this a case for Detective Constable Peter Grant and the Special Assessment Unit. Alongside their boss DCI Thomas Nightingale, the SAU find themselves embroiled in a mystery that encompasses London's tangled history, foreign lands and, most terrifying of all, the North! And Peter must solve this case soon because back home his partner Beverley is expecting twins any day now. But what he doesn't know is that he's about to …

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reviewed Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London, #9)

I chuckled a lot...

5 stars

I chuckled a lot while I listened to this book. It’s funny in all the right ways, and the real danger brought by the Angel of Death gives the books some solid suspense. Plus, the tension about the impending birth… when will it happen?!?! Great stuff.

I think my favorite elements of the plot are the bringing together of the different magical factions and the addition of The Sons of Weyland. Aaronovitch continues to expand the River’s world in breadth and depth. I hope the wait for the next one isn’t too long.

reviewed Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London, #9)

Review of 'Amongst Our Weapons' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

The new Rivers, 5 star material.
Given my reviews of previous Rivers books you would maybe assume I was always going to give this 5 stars but I do try to be fair in my review scores. A book in a well loved series still has to be a great book on its own to get 5 stars from me and this one certainly was.
Lots of droll, trademark magical police procedural hi-jinks. Deftly delivered with engaging characters and that ineffable drive to read just one, more, page. There will inevitably be a re-read in 6 months or so where things I missed on the first eager read pop out at me. That I am already pleasantly anticipating that re-read speaks to the quality of this.
Excellent stuff that comes highly recommended from me.

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