The evolution of Peter Grant is also amazing to witness. There’s still absolutely plenty to keep longtime readers entertained, and as always, there’s something to learn at every turn-especially if those little nuggets of architectural history are something you enjoy. The plot is well-paced and entertaining, introducing even more new elements into the world of Rivers of London, which is impressive and pretty damn cool considering we’re nine books deep at this point. In fact, this is probably one of the better installments, with a solid mystery at its core. Is it the best book of the bunch? Probably not, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t have fun. Traveling around London and beyond, Amongst Our Weapons takes us on another whirlwind paranormal journey that should be a real treat to fans of the author and series. Peter is finding it difficult to read the vestigia surrounding the entire crime scene, and not even his mentor DCI Thomas Nightingale can make much sense of it. The problem though, is that no record of it exists at the Vaults, and that’s not the strangest part. Peter has no doubt it was magical, based on the descriptions of its markings and symbols. The dead man had been after a ring-and it’s a very special ring by the sounds of it. Gradually, Peter works out some of the details. All witnesses to the scene have also seemed to develop memory loss, unable to provide the police with anything useful. The next moment, he was dead on the floor with a hole in his chest. The victim, who had been in the middle of trying to rob the place, was apparently interrupted by a flash of blinding light. The hidden world of magic isn’t going to rest though, and as the story opens, our protagonist is investigating a murder at the London Silver Vaults with his partner Sahra Guleed. Peter is about to be a father to twins, with Beverly’s due date coming up fast. That’s because Detective Constable and wizard apprentice Peter Grant is always on an interesting case.Īmongst Our Weapons is the ninth volume of the series by Ben Aaronovitch, and picks up not long after the previous book. Part of it is the comfort of returning to a series I love, and another part of it is knowing that I’m pretty much guaranteed a good story.

Publisher: Penguin Audio (April 12, 2022)Įvery time I come to a Rivers of London book, it’s like putting on a cozy sweater or snuggling under a warm blanket. Series: Book 9 of Peter Grant/Rivers of London This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. I received a review copy from the publisher. #WyrdandWonder Audiobook Review: Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch

Amongst our weapons