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Questions tagged [rivers-of-london]

For questions about the “Rivers of London” series, also known as the “Peter Grant” series, by Ben Aaronovitch.

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Is Lord Grant based on an actual Jazz musician?

In Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series, Peter, the main character, has a father (Lord Grant) who was repeatedly almost famous. There are enough hints and descriptions of the various events, that ...
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Why was the title of Rivers of London changed to Midnight Riot?

The novel Rivers of London, originally published in Britain, was published in the US under the title Midnight Riot. Why was the title changed for the US audience? (Presumably it can't be because "...
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What was in the box?

As far as I understand, the reason for the magical occurrences in "Winter's Gifts" was But: what was actually in that box? Was that ever explained?
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Did Kobna Holdbrook-Smith use the wrong voice, at one point, in Lies Sleeping?

In Lies Sleeping the text of the book says: "We're not being casual," said Dr Vaughan. "This is a post mortem, not a dissection." But the voice Kobna uses in the audiobook, at ...
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