![]() ![]() The main character seems unfazed to learn the truth about ghosts and vampires and water spirits. The mechanics of magic are intriguing - we only get a taster in this book (sequels on the way), but a regular reference to the laws of thermodynamics underpins the unbelievable with a plausible if pseudo-scientific framework.īelievability is also its flaw. The 'rivers' of the title refers to a set of saucy water nymphs whose names follow those of London's watercourses - Fleet, Ty, Beverley Brook, et al. The rest of the book bounces around two cases - keeping the peace between various river deities (including Old Father Thames), and tracking down a malign spirit whose hobbies include magically cracking open people's faces until they look like Mr Punch.ĭerivative though much of this may sound (especially to Christopher Fowler devotees), some excellent world-creating is at play here. ![]() ![]() ![]() Grant becomes a novitiate, under the tutelage of enigmatic Detective Inspector Thomas Nightingale, and soon picks up an incantation or two. Following a ghostly encounter in Covent Garden, junior plod Peter Grant discovers that the Met have a secret unit dedicated to magic and the supernatural. ![]()
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