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Violence
Some
Magical crime violence; murders; a supernatural entity causing grotesque harm
Language
A lot
Strong British adult language throughout; Peter's narration is engagingly profane
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Some drinking in the British cop tradition
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
No disturbing content beyond the crime mystery; moderately dark but played with wit
What this book is about
Peter Grant is about to be assigned to the Case Progression Unit—the police equivalent of purgatory—when he takes a statement from a ghost and is recruited instead by Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale, the last officially sanctioned wizard in Britain. Their first case: a ghost, a mysterious face-stealing entity, and the rivers of London themselves. Aaronovitch's urban fantasy series is one of the great genre pleasures of the 2010s: witty, procedurally rigorous, and in love with London.
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Magical crime violence
British adult language throughout
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