And, far worse, he might even have to come to terms with the malevolent supernatural killer and agent of chaos known as Mr Punch. To save his beloved city 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. A plan that has its roots in London's two thousand bloody years of history, and could literally bring the city to its knees. But even as the unwieldy might of the Metropolitan Police bears down on its foe, Peter uncovers clues that the Faceless Man, far from being finished, is executing the final stages of a long term plan. He is a screenwriter, with early notable success on BBC's legendary Doctor Who, for which he wrote some episodes now widely regarded as classics, and which even he is quite fond of. Despite living in a nice Edwardian semi in Chiswick, his family were originally from Fulwood, Sheffield and had enough readies to send him to Birkdale School as a day boy. Ben Aaronovitch was born in London in 1964 and had the kind of dull routine childhood that drives a man either to drink or to science fiction. Peter Grant, Detective Constable and apprentice wizard, now plays a key role in an unprecedented joint operation to bring him to justice. HIS NAME WAS Richard Williams and he worked in public relations.

Lies Sleeping continues and expands on the Peter Grant story, for one thing PC Grant is now a Detective Constable.

The Faceless Man, wanted for multiple counts of murder, fraud, and crimes against humanity, has been unmasked and is on the run. Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed Lies Sleeping, and liked the multiple meanings inferable from the title. The seventh book of the bestselling Rivers of London series returns to the adventures of Peter Grant, detective and apprentice wizard, as he solves magical crimes in the city of London.

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