The Furthest Station: A Rivers of London Novella
Sep 2017 · Hachette UK
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A Rivers of London novella, from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch.
There's something going bump on the Metropolitan line and Sergeant Jaget Kumar knows exactly who to call. It's PC Peter Grant's speciality...
Only it's more than going 'bump'. Traumatised travellers have been reporting strange encounters on their morning commute, with strangely dressed people trying to deliver an urgent message. Stranger still, despite calling the police themselves, within a few minutes the commuters have already forgotten the encounter - making the follow up interviews rather difficult.
So with a little help from Abigail and Toby the ghost hunting dog, Peter and Jaget are heading out on a ghost hunting expedition. Because finding the ghost and deciphering their urgent message might just be a matter of life and death.
Praise for the Rivers of London novels:
'Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London'
NICK FROST
'As brilliant and funny as ever'
THE SUN
'Charming, witty, exciting'
THE INDEPENDENT
'An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups'
THE TIMES
Discover why this incredible series has sold over two million copies around the world. If you're a fan of Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams - don't panic - you will love Ben Aaronovitch's imaginative, irreverent and all-round irresistible novels and novellas.
There's something going bump on the Metropolitan line and Sergeant Jaget Kumar knows exactly who to call. It's PC Peter Grant's speciality...
Only it's more than going 'bump'. Traumatised travellers have been reporting strange encounters on their morning commute, with strangely dressed people trying to deliver an urgent message. Stranger still, despite calling the police themselves, within a few minutes the commuters have already forgotten the encounter - making the follow up interviews rather difficult.
So with a little help from Abigail and Toby the ghost hunting dog, Peter and Jaget are heading out on a ghost hunting expedition. Because finding the ghost and deciphering their urgent message might just be a matter of life and death.
Praise for the Rivers of London novels:
'Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London'
NICK FROST
'As brilliant and funny as ever'
THE SUN
'Charming, witty, exciting'
THE INDEPENDENT
'An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups'
THE TIMES
Discover why this incredible series has sold over two million copies around the world. If you're a fan of Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams - don't panic - you will love Ben Aaronovitch's imaginative, irreverent and all-round irresistible novels and novellas.
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4.2
84 reviews
Tim Pillinger
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October 20, 2017
I love this series. This is the first book I have ever bought on pre-order. Couldn't wait more to get into a modestly complex detective story stretching for 200 to 300 pages. However just as you begin to get into the swing of the plot you turn the page and are faced with a"technical note" signalling that this is all you will get. I can't help feeling that the author might be being forced for whatever reason to just turn them out at this point, but whatever the reason there just isn't enough of it
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Alice Hall
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October 11, 2017
I'm horrified to give such a poor rating for a series that I adore,but where is the rest of the book? This is surely a mistake? I've waited months for the preorder to arrive and this reads like a sample. The story wasn't even built up, I am so utterly disappointed. I've just reread the listing and it IS described as a novella but in which case I cannot explain the cost. Fans of the series should skip this. It's not worth it. Gutted!
5 people found this review helpful
Alison Robinson
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March 27, 2018
Peter Grant is set to investigate a series of ghostly encounters on the Metropolitan Line (a London underground line) in which commuters are assaulted but lose all memory of the incident moments later. Along with his good friend Sargeant Jaget Kumar, his magic detecting dog and his cousin Abigail Peter's investigations lead him a merry dance through London's underground and uncover a very mundane crime. Proof, were it needed that Ben Aaronovitch can write a novella just as well as a novel. Full of the same humour, mystery and engaging characters.
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About the author
Before becoming a bestselling author, Ben Aaronovitch was a screenwriter for Doctor Who and a bookseller at Waterstones. He now writes full time, and every book in his Rivers of London series has been a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller. He is published in 14 languages and has sold more than 2 million copies around the world. Aaronovitch is also a trustee on the board of Cityread London and is a long-time supporter of Nigeria's premiere arts and cultural festival, The Aké Festival. He still lives in London, the city he likes to refer to as 'the capital of the world'.
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