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Whispers Underground

Whispers Underground

CrimeMystery
Pages
400
Published
2012
Language
English

Synopsis

Peter Grant is learning magic fast. And its just as well - he's already had run ins with the deadly supernatural children of the Thames and a terrifying killer in Soho. Progression in the Police Force is less easy. Especially when you work in a department of two. A department that doesn't even officially exist. A department that if you did describe it to most people would get you laughed at. And then there's his love life. The last person he fell for ended up seriously dead. It wasn't his fault, but still. Now something horrible is happening in the labyrinth of tunnels that make up the tube system that honeycombs the ancient foundations of London. And delays on the Northern line is the very least of it. Time to call in the Met's Economic and Specialist Crime Unit 9, aka 'The Folly'. Time to call in PC Peter Grant, Britains Last Wizard.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

FunnyAdventurous
Mentor FigureFish Out of Water

Genres

Crime Mystery Urban Fantasy Fantasy Paranormal

About the author

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Ben Aaronovitch

Ben Aaronovitch was born in 1964. He had parents, some brothers, some sisters and a dog named after a Russian cosmonaut. He also had the kind of dull childhood that drives a person to drink, radical politics or science fiction. Discovering in his early twenties that he had precisely one talent, he took up screenwriting at which he was an overnight success. He wrote for Doctor Who, Casualty and the world’s cheapest ever SF soap opera Jupiter Moon. He then wrote for Virgin’s New Adventures until...

Characters

Peter GrantProtagonist
All characters in Whispers Underground

Frequently asked questions

  • Do I need to read the previous books in the Rivers of London series before starting Whispers Underground?

    Whispers Underground is the third book in the Rivers of London series and builds directly on events and character developments from the earlier novels. While each book has a self-contained mystery, the overarching narrative and character relationships are best understood by reading the series in order.

  • Is there a TV adaptation of the Rivers of London series?

    The Rivers of London series, which includes Whispers Underground, has been adapted into a television series. The adaptation brings the magical world of Peter Grant to the screen, offering a visual interpretation of the books' unique blend of police procedural and urban fantasy.