New York City, New York.Meet Augustus Berrycloth-Young - fop, flaneur, and Englishman abroad - as he chronicles the Jazz Age from his perch atop the city that never sleeps.That is, until his old friend Thomas Nightingale arrives, pursuing a rather mysterious affair concerning an old saxophone - which will take Gussie from his warm bed, to the cold shores of Long Island, and down to the jazz clubs where music, magic, and madness haunt the shadows...****PRAISE FOR THE RIVERS OF LONDON NOVELS'Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London'NICK FROST'As brilliant and funny as ever'THE SUN 'Charming, witty, exciting'THE INDEPENDENT 'An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups'THE TIMES ****Discover why this incredible series has sold over two million copies around the world. If you're a fan of Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams - don't panic - you will love Ben Aaronovitch's imaginative, irreverent and all-round irresistible novels.
New York City, New York.Meet Augustus Berrycloth-Young - fop, flaneur, and Englishman abroad - as he chronicles the Jazz Age from his perch atop the city that never sleeps.That is, until his old friend Thomas Nightingale arrives, pursuing a rather mysterious affair concerning an old saxophone - which will take Gussie from his warm bed, to the cold shores of Long Island, and down to the jazz clubs where music, magic, and madness haunt the shadows...****PRAISE FOR THE RIVERS OF LONDON NOVELS'Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London'NICK FROST'As brilliant and funny as ever'THE SUN 'Charming, witty, exciting'THE INDEPENDENT 'An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups'THE TIMES ****Discover why this incredible series has sold over two million copies around the world. If you're a fan of Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams - don't panic - you will love Ben Aaronovitch's imaginative, irreverent and all-round irresistible novels.
Highly entertaining.
*Sunday Express*
Funny and wildly inventive.
*Mail on Sunday*
Masterfully crafted ... Gives the late, great Terry Pratchett a run
for his money.
*The Sun*
Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery,
magic and fantastic characters. I love being there even more than
the real London.
*Nick Frost*
Charming, witty, exciting.
*Independent*
An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups.
*The Times*
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