Page Numbers: 432
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Release Date: September 1, 2011
My name is Peter Grant and until January 1 I was just a probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right-thinking people at the Metropolitan Police Service (and as the Filth to everybody else). My only concerns in life were how to avoid a transfer to the Case Progression Unit-we do paper work so real coppers don't have to- and find a way of climbing into the panties of the outrageously perky WPC Lesley May.
Then one night, in pursuance of a murder inquiry, I tried to take a witness statement from someone who was dead but disturbingly voluble, and that brought me to the attention of Inspector Nightingale, the last wizard of England. Now I'm a detective Constable and a trainee wizard, the first apprentice in fifty years, and my world has become somewhat more complicated: nests of vampires in Purley negotiating a truce between the warring god and goddess of the Thames, and digging up graves in Covenant Garden...and there's something festering at the heart of the city I love, a malicious vengeful spirit that takes ordinary Londoners and twists them into grotesque mannequins to act out its drama of violence and despair. the spirit of riot and rebellion has awaken in the city, and its falling to me to bring order out of chaos - or die trying.
Okay so if you are like me when I read this then the description probably sounds really creepy and you are thinking that you might no want to read it, but the book is not as bad as it sounds promise. It is a really good book and I really enjoyed it. It is set in London so it's automatically cool, and if it helps the main character like Doctor Who. I mean come on it doesn't get any better than that. So the description makes this book sound really dark and creepy, but the book really isn't. In fact there isn't even a lot of wizardry stuff going on, and it's mostly a mystery. When I first started reading it I was a little cautious because I thought it was going to be creepy, but it's really not.
My teacher recommended this to me and I'm so glad she did. She knows how much I love mysteries and British themed things. It is so good and the ending is so unexpected. The author really knows how to play it out, and he uses big words that I had to look up, but I like a book that will widen my vocabulary.
There is also an audio book for it. I am currently reading the second book and listening to it on audible. It's by a man named Kobna Holdbrook-Smith. He is British as well, and now I can't read the books without hearing his voice. It's so cool I love it.
I would elaborate more on it, but I don't know how to describe it without spoiling it. Just read it and you'll see how good it is. I like it and I think you will too. Leave a comment. Tell me if you've read it or any of his books. I would love to hear your feedback, and remember I'm human so any mistakes I've made feel free to tell me. Until next time.
