FICTION SEPTEMBER 2012 Ben Aaronovitch Author of Midnight Riot MoonBook Two in the Over Peter Grant SeriesSoho

Rookie cop and magical apprentice Peter Grant from Midnight Riot returns in this urban fantasy tale of magic and murder, set to a jazz beat. Body and soul. The song. That’s what London constable and sorcerer’s apprentice Peter Grant first notices when he examines the corpse of Cyrus Wilkins, part-time jazz drummer and full-time accountant, who dropped dead of a heart attack while playing a gig at Soho’s 606 Club. The notes of the old jazz standard are rising from the body—a sure sign that something about the man’s death was not at all natural but instead supernatural. Body and soul—they’re also what Peter will risk as he investigates a pattern of similar deaths in and around Soho. With the help of his superior officer, Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale, the last registered wizard in England, and the assistance of beautiful jazz aficionado Simone Fitzwilliam, Peter will uncover a deadly magical menace—one that leads right to his own doorstep and to the squandered promise of a young jazz musician: a talented Read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith trumpet player named Richard “Lord” Grant—otherwise Category: Fiction/Mystery known as Peter’s dear old dad. Running Time: 10 hrs - Unabridged MARKETING Mass Market: 03/01/2011 (Del Rey) Territory: US and Canada • Author’s site: www.the-folly.com On Sale Date: 09/28/2012 Trade 9781452610085 8 Audio CDs $39.99 PRAISE FOR MOON OVER SOHO Library 9781452640082 8 Audio CDs $83.99 MP3 9781452660080 1 MP3-CD $29.99 “Fresh and exciting and an absolute must buy.” —Saxon Bullock, SFX Magazine

Ben Aaronovitch is a London-born “Terrific entertainment and ripe for a series.” writer who has worked on television —Daily Telegraph series including Doctor Who, Casualty, Jupiter Moon, and Dark Knight. He is the author of Midnight Riot, Moon Over Soho, Rivers of London, and Whispers Under Ground. Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is a Ghanaian-born, British actor who has appeared on stage, film, and television, including Little Britain and Sirens. His audiobook narrations include Blue Remembered Earth by Alastair Reynolds and The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna.

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