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Lies Sleeping

Rivers of London, Book 7

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Lies Sleeping

By: Ben Aaronovitch
Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
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A deadly history.
A dangerous mystery.
And a dark plan coming to light.

In London, the past is never dead. It only...lies sleeping.

Martin Chorley - aka the Faceless Man - wanted for multiple 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 two thousand bloody years of history, and could literally bring the city to its knees.

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. And, far worse, he might even have to come to terms with the malevolent supernatural killer and agent of chaos known as Mr Punch...

©2018 Ben Aaronovitch (P)2018 Orion Publishing Group Crime Fiction Fantasy Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Crime Paranormal England Detective Wizardry Magic Users

Critic reviews

"Charming, witty and exciting." (Independent)

"Great fun." (Simon Mayo, Radio 2)

"As brilliant and funny as ever." (Sun)
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I placed the preorder for this book in April this year, and I have been refreshing the app all day but it is late evening and it still has not appeared. It also lists as “already purchased” in the store. I would love to give it a listen, but appear unable to

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Amazing story! Written so well, such a creative story and follows the previous books perfectly. Narration was awesome and some really laugh out loud moments!

Just Brilliant!

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I've bought into the series - Could be an addiction...
Love the writing and the narration.
I'll be pre-ordering the next.
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Turning into a fanboy

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As always the narration is spot on,story itself good but not the best in my opinion,that said still a great listen! Thanks Ben and Kobna 👍

Brilliant narration

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This book is a great addition to the series. The story moves at a good pace. This is the first book in the series I've listened to as an audio book and the narration was excellent.

Narration excellent

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