Peter is given a “horrifying assignment” – paper pushing in the Case Progression Unit. Peter and Leslie are at the end of their probationary periods and the next day, they get their new assignments from Inspector Neblett. Peter thinks he’s losing his mind, so he does not share the ghost’s account with anyone.

He also says the killer was uncanny in his ability to change not just his coat and hat, but his face as well.Īs soon as Leslie returns with the coffee, the ghost disappears. He describes killer knocking off the victim’s head with what looked like a stick, and then going down New Row. The ghost tells Peter what the victim and killer were wearing and where they passed one another and nodded in acknowledgement. And indeed, when Wallpenny steps into the light, Peter sees that he is transparent. When Peter asks him come and give a statement, Nicholas states that this would present a problem, since he is dead, and Peter “must have a touch of the sight” to be able to talk to him. Only this was no ordinary murder and Nicholas Wallpenny isn’t an ordinary witness.

Peter’s friend and fellow probationary constable Leslie goes for coffee and when she is gone, a man who answers to Nicholas Wallpenny tells Peter that he witnessed the murder. The first book in a series, Midnight Riot opens with Peter Grant, a young probationary constable with the London Metropolitan Police and the book’s narrator, guarding a scene in Covent Garden where a decapitated body was found. As it happens, I agree with the comments, and my friend was right- I thought your book was a delight from start to finish. The other two recommendations were made by readers here at DA – this comment and this one. She loved your book and thought I might too. The first recommendation came from a good friend whose taste in books is a bit lighter than mine. I picked up Midnight Riot (also known as Rivers of London in the UK) to read with my husband after I saw it recommended three times. But when a book is as much fun as your debut urban fantasy/police procedural, Midnight Riot, what is a reviewer to do? I’ve been recommending enough books here lately that I have started to worry that my grades are overgenerous.

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