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In this episode of the Peter Grant series, Peter, Leslie and Nightingale come closer to finding the Faceless Man. First, is the case of one of the Little Crocodiles is found after a car crash with unexplained blood in the back seat of his car which leads to a body with its face blown off. Next comes a man from the town planning commission who inexplicably throws himself under a train. Then the thief who stole a rare magical grimoire is found burned from the inside out.

These things come together and lead Peter and Leslie to stake out an odd architectural structure called the Skygarden Tower that was built by Erik Stromberg, German expatriot and famous architect. The building has been listed as a historical monument which is getting in the way of developers who want to use the land for something else. It also seems to be something that the Faceless Man is very interested in.

Peter and Lesley need to find out why the Faceless Man wants the building and stop him before his plans are completed.

Along the way, there are river spirits and tree spirits and a Zach, who is half human and half something else. Then, there's Toby the magic sniffing dog.

The book has all of Peter's snarky comments and lots of action. For those reading the series in publication order, the ending comes as quite a surprise.


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Broken Homes Rivers of London Ben Aaronovitch Books Reviews

Peter Grant is a magic and magical police officer in London. With his quirky sidekicks and help from gods who are/reflect various rivers that feed the Thames, he pursues malevolent magicians who wreak various forms of havoc in the city. The premise is an engaging one, and the quirky characters are intriguing. In the first book.

By book 4, both the premise and the plot have worn thin. The story follows the same formula as the first three books. And the lengthy explanations of various magical activities have become tedious and, sad to say, a bit boring. As with the first three books, the last couple chapters pick up a bit, but readers have to wade through a lot of unnecessary and uninteresting distractions to get there.
Aaronovitch’s storytelling always amazes me! Broken Homes is now my second favorite book in the Peter Grant series. Much of the book is centered around a fictional council estate in Elephant and Castle. It carries forward the case of the Faceless Man that has been building for the last three books, and develops some of the River characters that were previously introduced. There are a bunch of twists and turns that are creepy and satisfying. The council estate and its architecture are the things I enjoyed the most. Although it is all fictional, it blends into the real historical details that are in every Peter grant book seamlessly. I cannot wait for the next one!
Every so often we're lucky enough to find a wonderful novel that balances out all the yucky ones. Aaronovitch's Midnight Riot was one of them for me, and I've pressed it on several friends -- all of whom have professed gratitude. (If you somehow ended up here without reading Midnight Riot, fix that _immediately_.) The author manages to combine urban fantasy, smart-aleck wit, and police procedural mystery with perfect balance.

The books that follow aren't QUITE as awesome, but every one of them is worth your time. (As one of those friends opined, "I think it's only okay, and then he'll deliver something with really amazing prose that really surprises me.") Broken Homes is, like the other follow-on novels, really good, though perhaps not to the point where I will FORCE you to read the book.

As with any novel of derring-do, I must be coy about the plot to avoid spoilers. Suffice to say that several odd deaths raise the suspicions of Police Constable (and apprentice wizard) Peter Grant and his boss -- for good reason. Yeah, I know, that doesn't tell you much. Trust me, it works.

But as in the previous novels, it's the characters and sparkling conversation that make this series so enjoyable. And the people you liked in the earlier stories at least make an appearance in this one, too.

Aaronovitch is a superb writer who can draw a character in a few sentences. And then make you burst into laughter even in a public place. (Guilty.) Such as, "You don't get to be a senior investigating officer unless you have a degree in skepticism, an MA in distrust and your CV lists suspicious bastard under your hobbies."

I really liked this novel. If you liked the earlier books in the Rivers of London series, I am 100% you will like this one, too.
In this episode of the Peter Grant series, Peter, Leslie and Nightingale come closer to finding the Faceless Man. First, is the case of one of the Little Crocodiles is found after a car crash with unexplained blood in the back seat of his car which leads to a body with its face blown off. Next comes a man from the town planning commission who inexplicably throws himself under a train. Then the thief who stole a rare magical grimoire is found burned from the inside out.

These things come together and lead Peter and Leslie to stake out an odd architectural structure called the Skygarden Tower that was built by Erik Stromberg, German expatriot and famous architect. The building has been listed as a historical monument which is getting in the way of developers who want to use the land for something else. It also seems to be something that the Faceless Man is very interested in.

Peter and Lesley need to find out why the Faceless Man wants the building and stop him before his plans are completed.

Along the way, there are river spirits and tree spirits and a Zach, who is half human and half something else. Then, there's Toby the magic sniffing dog.

The book has all of Peter's snarky comments and lots of action. For those reading the series in publication order, the ending comes as quite a surprise.