Whispers Under Ground

Name: Whispers Under Ground
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.86 (7 reviews)
Author: Ben Aaronovitch
ISBN: 9781452680095

Author: Ben Aaronovitch

Series: Rivers of London #3

Narrator: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Unabridged: 10 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/28/2012

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Fantasy, Contemporary

Synopsis

It begins with a dead body at the far end of Baker Street tube station, all that remains of American exchange student James Gallagher—and the victim's wealthy, politically powerful family is understandably eager to get to the bottom of the gruesome murder. The trouble is, the bottom—if it exists at all—is deeper and more unnatural than anyone suspects . . . except, that is, for London constable and sorcerer's apprentice Peter Grant. With Inspector Nightingale, the last registered wizard in England, tied up in the hunt for the rogue magician known as "the Faceless Man," it's up to Peter to plumb the haunted depths of the oldest, largest, and—as of now—deadliest subway system in the world.

At least he won't be alone. No, the FBI has sent over a crack agent to help. She's young, ambitious, beautiful . . . and a born-again Christian apt to view any magic as the work of the devil. Oh yeah—that's going to go well.

About Ben Aaronovitch

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 fourteen 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 Ake Festival. He still lives in London, the city he likes to refer to as "the capital of the world."

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lois on December 30, 2012

The advantage of being a semiretired adult is that there is nobody around who can force one to stop reading and go to sleep. The disadvantage of same is the four hours of daylight left that one confronts when crawling out of bed the next afternoon... This series, surer now perhaps of its survival to......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on August 29, 2021

Re-read 8/29/21: Amusing to see the team up with the Americans once again. Totally fascinating art world, too. Original Review: I've mentioned how these books go down as smooth as jazz, and there's a lot of honesty in it, although the jazz bits are downplayed almost entirely in this book in favor of a......more

Goodreads review by Philip on May 09, 2017

3.5ish stars. Another solid entry in a very enjoyable UF series. It's always a pleasure to spend some time with Peter Grant and company. Some things I particularly like about this book: - Leslie is back! And I love that her... condition... really isn't a huge deal. It wasn't used to turn her into a tr......more

Goodreads review by Mike (the Paladin) on July 16, 2018

As I sit here considering this book there's a part of me that wonders why I'm not more taken, more enthusiastic about this series. I can recommend it. It's a good series filled with good writing. I like the understated humor. I like the interaction with the world Aaronovitch has created and its deni......more