Broken Homes
| Author | Ben Aaronovitch |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Urban Fantasy |
| Publisher | Gollancz |
Publication date | 25 July 2013 |
| Pages | 368 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0575132467 |
| Preceded by |
Whispers Under Ground (2011) |
| Followed by |
Foxglove Summer (2014) |
Broken homes is the fourth novel in the Rivers of London series by English author Ben Aaronovitch, published 2013 by Gollancz.[1]
Plot
PC Peter Grant continues to battle the faceless man. This time, a tower block in Elephant and Castle is central to the events of the novel. People associated with Skygarden Tower (The Heygate Estate in all but name) start turning up dead, so PC Grant has to venture south of the river to get to the bottom of it all.
Characters
Returning characters
- Police Constable Peter Grant; an officer in the Metropolitan Police and the first official apprentice wizard in sixty years.
- Police Constable Lesley May; an officer in the Metropolitan Police. Currently on medical leave and de facto apprentice to Nightingale
- Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale; head of the Folly and the last officially sanctioned English Wizard.
- Molly; The Folly's domestic helper, of unknown species.
- Dr Abdul Haqq Walid; world renowned gastroenterologist and cryptopathologist.
- Abigail Kamara; annoyingly persistent teen-aged girl.
- Frank Caffrey; LFB (London Fire Brigade) Fire Investigator, ex-para and a key "associate" of the Folly.
References
- ↑ "Authors : Aaronovitch, Ben : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". Sf-encyclopedia.com. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
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