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‘There’s weird shit,’ I said. ‘And we deal with the weird shit, but normally it turns out that there’s a perfectly rational explanation.’ Which is often that a wizard did it.

Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch

Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch

The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch

September 26, 2020 by LittlePlat 2 Comments

In all the hype for the Dresden Filer two-fer, I haven’t forgotten my new other favourite urban fantasy series! Since writing up my thoughts on the first three books in the Peter Grant series, I’ve positivly raced through the next three. I think Ben Aaronovitch really struck gold when he decided to blend a British police procedural with magical shenanigans; I’m racing through the series like a hot knife through butter. While all the books so far have had self-contained stories, there have been threads […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Ben Aaronovitch, Broken Homes, cbr12bingo, Foxglove Summer, Green, Peter Grant, police procedural, the hanging tree

LittlePlat's CBR12 Review No:21 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Ben Aaronovitch, Broken Homes, cbr12bingo, Foxglove Summer, Green, Peter Grant, police procedural, the hanging tree ·
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It’s a Hard Knock Life

March 20, 2017 by Lipton 2 Comments

In the criminal justice system, magical crimes are considered especially bizarre. In London, the detectives who investigate these crimes are increasingly beset by dangers both mundane and otherworldly. These are their stories. Dun DUN.

Filed Under: Fantasy, Mystery Tagged With: Ben Aaronovitch, fantasy, magic crime fiction, rivers of london series, the hanging tree, Urban Fantasy, urban fantasy series

Lipton's CBR9 Review No:8 · Genres: Fantasy, Mystery · Tags: Ben Aaronovitch, fantasy, magic crime fiction, rivers of london series, the hanging tree, Urban Fantasy, urban fantasy series ·
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