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Violence
A lot
Supernatural violence; the plot involves real danger to Peter; some deaths
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Some
Some sexual content; Peter's relationship develops
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild content
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The specific way that architectural decisions shape communities for good and ill; the revelation at the end that changes everything about what the series has been building toward
What this book is about
PC Peter Grant investigates the death of a man whose body was found beneath a high-rise estate in Elephant and Castle — an estate designed by an architect who seems to have had occult purposes. The investigation leads into the history of post-war British housing policy and into what was built into the foundations of these estates. Ben Aaronovitch's fourth Peter Grant novel is his most focused on London's architectural and social history, using the specific tragedy of the postwar housing estate as both setting and subject, while Peter's relationship with a key figure in the supernatural world takes a dark turn.
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fourth Rivers of London / Peter Grant novel by Ben Aaronovitch
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