The bestselling author of the Rivers of London series spins a mesmeric tale involving an Englishman in jazz-age New York, the rather quirky case of an old saxophone, and musical magic and mayhem in the downtown shadows.
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.
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781473224407
Number of pages: 192
Weight: 270 g
Dimensions: 202 x 136 x 20 mm
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
I’m a huge fan of Rivers of London and have read the whole series at least three times but this latest novella made me want to skip pages just to get it over with! I couldn’t keep track of who the characters were and... More
A delightful interlude in the Rivers of London series takes us to 1920's New York and an ex Casterbook Graduate Gussie who didn't take his magic studies seriously enough and the one and only Thomas... More
Short, possibly too short. OK it is a novella, but I just felt slightly short changed (and I have been quite happy with previous novellas in the series).
But it is charming, and uses a different voice (a new...
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