Lies Sleeping

The seventh book of the bestselling Rivers of London series returns to the adventures of Peter Grant, detective and apprentice wizard, as he solves magical crimes in the city of London.

The Faceless Man, wanted for multiple counts of murder, fraud, and crimes against humanity, has been unmasked and is on the run. Peter Grant, Detective Constable and apprentice wizard, now plays a key role in an unprecedented joint operation to bring him to justice.

But even as the unwieldy might of the Metropolitan Police bears down on its foe, Peter uncovers clues that the Faceless Man, far from being finished, is executing the final stages of a long term plan. A plan that has its roots in London's two thousand bloody years of history, and could literally bring the city to its knees.

To save his beloved city Peter's going to need help from his former best friend and colleague--Lesley May--who brutally betrayed him and everything he thought she believed in. And, far worse, he might even have to come to terms with the malevolent supernatural killer and agent of chaos known as Mr Punch....

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Published Nov 15, 2018

406 pages

Average rating: 7.89

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Paukku
May 25, 2024
10/10 stars
Not as great as The Hanging Tree - a solid 4 stars - but here is the thing: I have thoroughly enjoyed the Rivers of London series - novels, shorts, moments, and graphic novels all. Urban fantasy is one of my favourites and urban fantasy done well is wonderful. Urban fantasy with nerdy pop culture references (à la the Dresden Files) are the best, which Rivers of London has in plentitude. Throughout the series there's been the usual Tolkien, D&D, STNG, Doctor Who, Pratchett, Farscape, et al, but in Lies Sleeping Aaronovitch manages to adroitly slide in a Phineas and Ferb reference. He gets an extra star just for that. So 5 stars.

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