{"title":"Ben Aaronovitch","description":"Ben Aaronovitch started his writing career in screenwriting, most prominently on the TV show Doctor Who, before becoming a bookseller. He returned to writing with his London-based criminal investigative fantasy, The Rivers of London, which launched the thrilling and wry adventures of magician and police officer Peter Grant.","products":[{"product_id":"stone-and-sky-hardcover","title":"Stone and Sky - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BRAND NEW NOVEL IN THE INTERNATIONAL #1 BESTSELLING RIVERS OF LONDON SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This isn't London. The rules are different up here...\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll Detective Sergeant Peter Grant wanted was a nice holiday up in Scotland.\u003cbr\u003eHe'll need one once this is over... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSea: check.\u003cbr\u003eSand: some.\u003cbr\u003eSun: sort of - but that's not the only thing in the sky... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* * * * * \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR BEN AARONOVITCH \u0026amp; THE RIVERS OF LONDON SERIES: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Highly entertaining.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUNDAY EXPRESS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Charming, witty, exciting.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INDEPENDENT\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNICK FROST\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As brilliant and funny as ever... Masterfully crafted - gives the late, great Terry Pratchett a run for his money.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE SUN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Funny and wildly inventive.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102816080095,"sku":"9780756407230","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/7huZwFU2tL9780756407230.webp?v=1781087408"},{"product_id":"rivers-of-london-paperback","title":"Rivers of London - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10th Anniversary Edition of \u003ci\u003eMidnight Riot\u003c\/i\u003e by #1 \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch, the first book in the international bestselling Rivers of London series!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRestored to its original British title \u003ci\u003eRivers of London\u003c\/i\u003e, this Author's Preferred Edition includes revised text never before seen by US readers and a new introduction by the author.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMy name is Peter Grant and until recently I was just another probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right thinking people as the Metropolitan Police and by everyone else as the filth. My only concerns in life were avoiding a transfer to the Case Progression Unit - We do paperwork so other coppers don't have to - and where to get a hot coffee while on late shift. Then one night, in pursuance of a murder inquiry, I tried to take a witness statement from a man who was dead, but disturbingly voluble and that brought me to the attention Chief Inspector Nightingale, the last wizard in Britain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd that, as they say, is where the story really starts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow I'm in plain clothes and the first apprentice wizard in fifty years, and my world has become somewhat more complicated. Now I'm dealing with nests of vampires in Purley, negotiating a truce between the warring god and goddess of the River Thames and digging up graves in Covent Garden - and that's just the routine stuff. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe spirit of riot and rebellion has awakened in the city, and it's fallen to me to bring order out of chaos - or die trying. 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