Author: Ben Aaronovitch
Series: Peter Grant
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback
Pages: 384 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Goodreads Blurb
The song. That’s what London constable and sorcerer’s apprentice Peter Grant first notices when he examines the corpse of Cyrus Wilkins, part-time jazz drummer and full-time accountant, who dropped dead of a heart attack while playing a gig at Soho’s 606 Club. The notes of the old jazz standard are rising from the body—a sure sign that something about the man’s death was not at all natural but instead supernatural.Body and soul. They’re also what Peter will risk as he investigates a pattern of similar deaths in and around Soho. With the help of his superior officer, Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale, the last registered wizard in England, and the assistance of beautiful jazz aficionado Simone Fitzwilliam, Peter will uncover a deadly magical menace—one that leads right to his own doorstep and to the squandered promise of a young jazz musician: a talented trumpet player named Richard “Lord” Grant—otherwise known as Peter’s dear old dad.
Thoughts
The story follows Peter who is investigating the death of a jazz drummer who has died from a heart attack.I did enjoy this book, and found the plot of the story to be quite interesting, with the death of a jazz drummer who had just recently played a gig, but I did find it quite slow going.
I did enjoy that we got to see how Lesley was doing after the events of the previous book, and the twist at the end with Lesley has made me want to read the next in the series.
Overall a good book, not my favourite so far, but there are more books in the series to come.
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