Amongst Our Weapons: Book 9 in the #1 bestselling Rivers of London series (A Rivers of London novel)

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Amongst our Weapons is the 9th novel in the Rivers of London series. It was published on April 7th, 2022. [1] This novel, the ninth in the series, was released on 7 April 2022. [9] Peter Grant, now an expecting father, is tasked to investigate a suspicious magical death in London's silver vaults and uncover a centuries' old mystery. Shortly after this, Althea’s ring is stolen in the night, an event she doesn’t notice until after the fact; it seems that she was put under a trance by the thief. David Moore’s apartment, Peter and Danni discover, was also broken into. Strange symbols were left on his wall, as was also the case in Althea’s apartment, and the child of one of his neighbors says she saw alien that day.

And inside each shop was the most silver. It was crammed onto shelves and free-standing display cabinets. Ranks of cutlery, salvers, and gravy boats. Lines of dogs and cats and bears and eagles and intricate galleons under full sail. All of it glittering in the bright white tungsten light. But what he doesn’t know is that he’s going to encounter something — and somebody — that nobody ever expects… [2] List of returning characters [ ] When I'm a skipper like you I'll call them Thomas and Miriam," I said, but I wasn't sure I ever would-at least not Nightingale. "I think I need to have a word with the witness." Beyond the Tron door we turned right into a brightly lit and blindingly white corridor which infinitied off into the distance. It was lined with vault doors and display cases filled with silver. At the far end I could see blue and white tape and forensic types swishing around with cameras and collection kits. As we walked down the corridor I saw that John Tann's name was on every header, but the name of each shop was displayed on the inside of the door so you could see them when the shop was open.Varvara Sidorovna Tamonina (aka. Varenka Dobroslova); Russian/Soviet witch (Night Witch), magical WWII veteran (365th Special Regiment of the Red Army), later living on her own in Britain with a magically extended lifetime Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London’ Amongst Our Weapons will clearly appeal to the legions of Aaronovitch fans, but those unfamiliar with the series will find a playful mix of the supernatural and the historical within in an intriguing murder mystery.”—The Canberra Times

Tabler, Elizabeth (29 April 2022). "An Interview With Ben Aaronovitch". Grimdark Magazine . Retrieved 13 July 2022. We refer to magical gubbins as Falcon in the police-all the better to draw a veil of comforting euphemism across the disturbing face of supernatural policing. That being the Basic Falcon Management Course, an intensive one-on-one jaunt around the world of magical policing with yours truly, so that me and DCI Thomas Nightingale, my governor, could get time off for bad behavior. There is a lot of police chief Alexander Seawoll in this book. The extent of his involvement is a bit improbable, given his leadership role, but he’s always had charisma as a character and I enjoyed him here. It was cool to learn a bit more about him and his family, too. Lovers of the Rivers of London series will enjoy this book. I did, but I don’t feel it is the best of the series. The plot was fairly complex and there were a lot of new characters which made it a bit difficult to follow. I had to listen a second time to really understand it.An autopsy reveals that whatever blasted the cavernous hole in David Moore’s chest also shot a metal cylinder into his body, and the cylinder had the magical signature known as vestigia, which is made up of faint sensory impressions. Clearly the murder was paranormal in some way, but the type of magic it involved is not one that Peter and Nightingale are familiar with.

Don't worry if you don't feel anything," I said. "If you're unsure don't hesitate to ask me. Remember, that's part of the training process." Like Nightingale and Varvara Sidorovna, Postmartin is now getting younger, it seems. I am wondering what that could mean for this world and for Peter.Detective Chief Inspector Alexander Seawoll; Senior Investigation Officer at the Westminster Murder Investigation Team.

I am also concerned that Beverly is turning into a supportive romantic partner to Peter rather than a budding power in her own right, as she was earlier in the series. I miss the Beverley who flooded Covent Garden to save lives and I hope it’s only her pregnancy that has sidelined her and that now that the kids are born, she’ll start using her powers more again. Chapman: [slightly irritatedly and with exaggeratedly clear accent] One of the cross beams has gone out askew on the treadle. A new river is introduced in Amongst Our Weapons, the Glossop (near Manchester). As of right now, the Glossop is one of my favorite rivers in the series, and that’s saying a lot. I love Guleed and while I wanted more of her, she still played an important role and her conversations with Peter were interesting (she’s like a better version of Leslie, except one of the good guys). Find sources: "Rivers of London"book series– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( August 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) This can be dated by a reference in the opening chapter of the novel, where Peter starts a new job on same day that David Bowie died, i.e., 10 January 2016There are a lot of ways you can learn fascinating little pieces of a city’s history. Walking tours are an old favourite, as are dusty old tomes, but since the onset of urban fantasy as a genre, you’ve been hard pressed, where London is concerned at least, to beat the likes of Chris Fowler’s Bryant and May detective series, or Ben Aaronovitch’s more fantastical Rivers of London collection. Want to guess how much CCTV there is in this place?" asked Guleed. "Want to guess how much of it is still working?" Is the angel after all six of the group members / ring bearers (Peter jokingly calls them that), and if so, why? The investigation into it is complicated not only by Peter and Nightingale’s unfamiliarity with killer angels, but also by the approaching birth of Peter and Beverley’s twins. His partner, river goddess Beverley Brook, has made it clear that Peter has to wrap up his investigation before she goes into labor so he can be there for the birth and take paternity leave.