Lies sleeping /
by Aaronovitch, Ben.
Material type: BookSeries: Rivers of London: Publisher: London : Gollancz, 2018Description: 320 pages ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781473207813 (hbk.) :; 1473207819 (hbk.) :.Subject(s): Grant, Peter, (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Wizards -- Fiction | Crime | Crime | London (England) -- Fiction | Detective and mystery storiesSummary: Martin Chorley, aka the Faceless Man, wanted for many counts of murder, fraud and crimes against humanity, has been unmasked and is on the run. Peter Grant, Detective Constable and apprentice wizard, now plays a key role in an unprecedented joint operation to bring Chorley to justice. But even as the unwieldy might of the Metropolitan Police bears down on its foe, Peter uncovers clues that Chorley, far from being finished, is executing the final stages of a long term plan. A plan that has its roots in London's 2000 bloody years of history, and could literally bring the city to its knees. Peter's going to need help from his former best friend and colleague - Lesley May - who brutally betrayed him and everything he thought she believed in. And, far worse, he might even have to come to terms with the malevolent supernatural killer and agent of chaos known as Mr Punch.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Book - Adult Hardback | Bootle Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 002962918X | ||||
Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 002962917X | ||||
Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 002962920X | ||||
Book - Adult Hardback | Maghull Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 002962921X | ||||
Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 002962922X |
Martin Chorley, aka the Faceless Man, wanted for many counts of murder, fraud and crimes against humanity, has been unmasked and is on the run. Peter Grant, Detective Constable and apprentice wizard, now plays a key role in an unprecedented joint operation to bring Chorley to justice. But even as the unwieldy might of the Metropolitan Police bears down on its foe, Peter uncovers clues that Chorley, far from being finished, is executing the final stages of a long term plan. A plan that has its roots in London's 2000 bloody years of history, and could literally bring the city to its knees. Peter's going to need help from his former best friend and colleague - Lesley May - who brutally betrayed him and everything he thought she believed in. And, far worse, he might even have to come to terms with the malevolent supernatural killer and agent of chaos known as Mr Punch.
There are no comments on this title.