387 pages
English language
Published Nov. 3, 2016
Suspicious deaths are not usually the concern of PC Peter Grant or the Folly, even when they happen at an exclusive party in one of the most expensive apartment blocks in London. But Lady Ty's daughter was there, and Peter owes Lady Ty a favour. Plunged into the alien world of the super-rich, where the basements are bigger than the house and dangerous, arcane items are bought and sold on the open market, a sensible young copper would keep his head down and his nose clean. But this is Peter Grant we're talking about.
He's been given an unparalleled opportunity to alienate old friends and create new enemies at the point where the world of magic and that of privilege intersect. Assuming he survives the week . . .
Another really solid addition to the Rivers of London series with a healthy pile of well written magical shootouts thrown into a tightly plotted police investigation thriller. I’m still loving the wry first person narration and all of his nerdy cultural references. All of the characters are great.
Spoiler Alert: The identity of The Faceless Man is revealed in this chapter, and it’s awesome!
It’s interesting to me that where these books begin and where they end are such different places. Peter starts this adventure with the investigation of a drug overdose; his investigation spurred by Lady Ty, whose daughter was witness to and possibly involved in the overdose.
We end with the reveal of The Faceless Man’s identity and a couple of epic battles, one mostly “off-camera” between Nightingale and said Faceless Man, the other involving Peter, Leslie, and the Faceless Man.
I love the introduction of the new magical factions, the witches and the Virginia Gentlemen, and I look forward to their involvement in future novels. And, I’m very interested to know why we have the return of the ghost?, Mr. Punch.
This is clearly a turning point in the story of The Faceless Man and …
Spoiler Alert: The identity of The Faceless Man is revealed in this chapter, and it’s awesome!
It’s interesting to me that where these books begin and where they end are such different places. Peter starts this adventure with the investigation of a drug overdose; his investigation spurred by Lady Ty, whose daughter was witness to and possibly involved in the overdose.
We end with the reveal of The Faceless Man’s identity and a couple of epic battles, one mostly “off-camera” between Nightingale and said Faceless Man, the other involving Peter, Leslie, and the Faceless Man.
I love the introduction of the new magical factions, the witches and the Virginia Gentlemen, and I look forward to their involvement in future novels. And, I’m very interested to know why we have the return of the ghost?, Mr. Punch.
This is clearly a turning point in the story of The Faceless Man and Leslie May. I’m glad I don’t have to wait to read the next book.
A nice one. Darker, more action, higher stakes than the last book and back on more familiar ground. The metaplot really gets going here!
Welp, in this Dec 2021 re-read I find that I never reviewed this one on here.
This is really very good. It's all advancement of the plot with the main antagonist and it fair zips along pleasingly. You get a real sense of many different strands coming to a head, whilst it smoothly slips in a few new things.
It is definitely one of the best Rivers books and a favourite of mine.
None of the issues I had with the precious book. A joy to listen to with plenty of magic and a expansion of the rivers world. Brilliant.
