A plan that has its roots in London's two thousand bloody years of history, and could literally bring the city to its knees. Peter Grant, Detective Constable and apprentice wizard, now plays a key role in an unprecedented joint operation to bring Chorley to justice.īut even as the unwieldy might of the Metropolitan Police bears down on its foe, Peter uncovers clues that Chorley, far from being finished, is executing the final stages of a long term plan. Martin Chorley - aka the Faceless Man - wanted for multiple counts of murder, fraud and crimes against humanity, has been unmasked and is on the run. The Evil Monster Boy will be reaching university age soon, so all donations will be gratefully received.īen Aaronovitch currently resides in London and says that he will leave when they pry his city from his cold dead fingers.In London, the past is never dead. Henceforth, subsisting on nothing more than instant coffee and Japanese takeaway, Ben embarked on the epic personal journey that was to lead to Rivers of London (or Midnight Riot as it is known in the Americas).Īt some point during the above, the most important thing in his life happened and he became a father to a son, Karifa, whom he affectionately refers to as ‘The Evil Monster Boy’. He would write his own books, he would let prose into his heart and rejoice in the word. Ironically it was while shelving the works of others that Ben finally saw the light. Trapped in a cycle of disappointment and despair Ben was eventually forced to support his expensive book habit by working for Waterstones as a bookseller. Then Ben entered a dark time illuminated only by an episode of Dark Knight, a book for Big Finish and the highly acclaimed but not-very-well-paying Blake’s 7 Audio dramas. He then wrote for Virgin’s New Adventures until they pulped all his books. He wrote for Doctor Who, Casualty and the world’s cheapest ever SF soap opera Jupiter Moon. He also had the kind of dull childhood that drives a person to drink, radical politics or science fiction.ĭiscovering in his early twenties that he had precisely one talent, he took up screenwriting at which he was an overnight success.

He had parents, some brothers, some sisters and a dog named after a Russian cosmonaut.

Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch