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Whispers Under Ground

Rivers of London, Book 3

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Whispers Under Ground

By: Ben Aaronovitch
Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
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Doctor Who Screenwriter Ben Aaronovitch's superbly entertaining supernatural crime series has, with its witty one-liners and wonderfully erudite take on London, won a legion of fans in double quick time.

Peter Grant is learning magic fast. And it's 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, Britain's Last Wizard.

Read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith.

©2012 Ben Aaronovitch (P)2012 Orion Publishing Group Crime Fiction Fantasy Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Paranormal Classics Funny Crime Exciting Witty England Magic
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I love Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London series, well written, interesting, imaginative and vivid characters. The narration is always excellent and a large part of why I enjoyed the book so much.

Brilliant as always

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Would you listen to Whispers Under Ground again? Why?

Im loving this series of audible books, love the twists and turns the whole quirkyness of them, I listen while out walking - makes the miles fly by also gets me strange looks when I laugh out loud or sometimes even make the odd comment.. About to order Book 4. Thanks Ben Aaronvitch keep em coming, you are up there with Terry Pratchett. And yes I would listen to it again and I have recommended it to friends.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Sorry cannot remember names (my worst failing) but the lead character for me, plus the gnome guy

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

made me laugh, shout felt happy at the end, and wanting more

Any additional comments?

only this, great listening, dont stop please

Quirky and Different

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...absolutely loved these four books, will wait with bated breath for the next one...truly well written and well narrated

Ben Aaronovitch take a bow...

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What made the experience of listening to Whispers Under Ground the most enjoyable?

As with all previous books in this series, the usual terms can be applied: well written, complex but 'realistic' story line, the background is exceedingly well build, the humour is omnipresent but not overwhelming and doesn't deflect one's attention from the story.

Who was your favorite character and why?

PC Grant, with all his flaws (known of unknown to him), but there's a second character that starts to emerge as quite interesting... and she wears a face mask.

What does Kobna Holdbrook-Smith bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

KHS's voice, ethnic background and style make him the perfect choice for the voice of the series. The whole listening experience simply sounds... true.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

References to pop culture icons or one 'micro-brewery in the US' (Chicago to be precise) are the salt that spices up the story. I had a good number of smiles coming up and startled people in the street when I started to laugh out loud with no apparent reason.

Any additional comments?

I really can't get enough of this series of books and I have to pace myself (listening alternately to a historical 'serious' book) so as not to devour all of them right away.

The series continues to amaze

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Really enjoying this series of books. Quite different to the other "witches and wizards" stuff I've listened to before.

Good stuff

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