The Hanging Tree: Book 6 in the #1 bestselling Rivers of London series
Nov 2016 · Hachette UK
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Book 6 in the Rivers of London series, from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch.
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 . . .
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.
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 . . .
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.
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September 22, 2018
There's really nothing more to add about this book - calling it an integral part of the on-going series would be an understatement of obscene proportions - except to merely confirm it is wonderfully written, tense as can be and filled to the brim with mystery, excitement and the wonderful prose that Aaronovitch has by now refined to a pure essence of enjoyment! I did enjoy that 'The Hanging Tree' seems to pull back a bit from the overly detailed honorisms about the architecture and history of London that haunted the first 4 books, noting again that Book 5 was a welcome break away from the big city. If there's any negative at all to point out it is simply that the uninitiated to these books can in no way just pick this copy up and read it without being totally and hopelessly lost. So if you haven't started it yet, pick up Book 1 (and 2 and so on) and start reading. You have I believe until mid-November 2018 to catch up as that's when the next chapter is due to hit shelves! Until then, I myself will have to staunch my impatience through other endeavours, sadly I'm afraid, without even a clever 'Lux' to light my way.
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Stephen Crick
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January 3, 2018
Several errors were missed by proof readers. Did get a little fed up with the race labelling at times. Bits of the storyline were not as strong as previous books.
Alison Robinson
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March 27, 2018
Peter Grant moves back to London for the latest installment of the cracktastic supernatural detective series. Peter is awoken by Tyburn calling in a favour: there has been an accidental drugs overdose in London's most expensive residential block of apartments and her daughter is involved. Tyburn is calling in the favour Peter owes her. Peter's latest investigation teams him with the fabulous Guleed as they try to uncover who bought the drugs that killed the girl. As always all roads lead to the faceless man, but has he made a mistake this time? I gobbled this book down. It featured all of my favourite characters AND it was set back in London. I loved, as always, the police humour "Do you know who I am?" still makes me snort with laughter. Just bought two more books for the flight home tonight!
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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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