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Whispers Under Ground - Ben Aaronovitch

4 stars

In the third book of the Rivers of London Series, as Christmas approaches, the body of a U.S. Senator's son is found stabbed to death in the London Underground. While on the scene, Peter Grant senses the after effects of strong magic around the body. Thus, Grant and the other members of his team of supernatural detectives must solve the case. This case brings him into the tunnels of the London Underground and sewers to find the murderer. This was another solid mystery in the series. We got to meet some new characters and explore some new parts of London. My favorite part of the book was its sense of place. Reading these mysteries really makes London come alive. The city itself is like a character in the book and I can't imagine the book taking place anywhere else. I look forward to continuing the series and seeing where Aaronovitch takes us next.

I did not realize this was set at Christmas. It is next up in the series for me. Might try to squeeze it in this month.

I agree about London too and it is the major draw of this series for me.

Theresa wrote: "I did not realize this was set at Christmas. It is next up in the series for me. Might try to squeeze it in this month.

I agree about London too and it is the major draw of this series for me."

It is set at Christmas, but other than a lot of snow it does not have a lot of Christmasy stuff in it. If they didn't occasionally mention that Christmas is tomorrow, or that they would be home in time for Christmas dinner it could have been set any time in the winter. Just a warning in case you were looking for something with more holiday spirit in it.

Cora wrote: "Theresa wrote: "I did not realize this was set at Christmas. It is next up in the series for me. Might try to squeeze it in this month.

I agree about London too and it is the major draw of this s..."

Thanks for warning - but I am good if it is just used to set the time of year. This author doesn't strike me as one who goes in for holiday linking into plot.

I love this series soooooo much!