The Hanging Tree

Rivers of London, #6

by Ben Aaronovitch

387 pages

English language

Published Nov. 3, 2016

ISBN:: 978-0-575-13255-9

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Suspicious deaths are not usually the concern of PC Peter Grant or the Folly, even when they happen at an exclusive party in one of the most expensive apartment blocks in London. But Lady Ty's daughter was there, and Peter owes Lady Ty a favour. Plunged into the alien world of the super-rich, where the basements are bigger than the house and dangerous, arcane items are bought and sold on the open market, a sensible young copper would keep his head down and his nose clean. But this is Peter Grant we're talking about.

He's been given an unparalleled opportunity to alienate old friends and create new enemies at the point where the world of magic and that of privilege intersect. Assuming he survives the week . . .

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Jon Nixon reviewed The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London, #6)

Review of 'The Hanging Tree' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

Another really solid addition to the Rivers of London series with a healthy pile of well written magical shootouts thrown into a tightly plotted police investigation thriller. I’m still loving the wry first person narration and all of his nerdy cultural references. All of the characters are great.

DigitalRob@ramblingreaders.org reviewed The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London, #6)

Huge turning point in The Faceless Man Saga

5 stars

Spoiler Alert: The identity of The Faceless Man is revealed in this chapter, and it’s awesome!

It’s interesting to me that where these books begin and where they end are such different places. Peter starts this adventure with the investigation of a drug overdose; his investigation spurred by Lady Ty, whose daughter was witness to and possibly involved in the overdose.

We end with the reveal of The Faceless Man’s identity and a couple of epic battles, one mostly “off-camera” between Nightingale and said Faceless Man, the other involving Peter, Leslie, and the Faceless Man.

I love the introduction of the new magical factions, the witches and the Virginia Gentlemen, and I look forward to their involvement in future novels. And, I’m very interested to know why we have the return of the ghost?, Mr. Punch.

This is clearly a turning point in the story of The Faceless Man and …

Spoiler Alert: The identity of The Faceless Man is revealed in this chapter, and it’s awesome!

This is clearly a turning point in the story of The Faceless Man and Leslie May. I’m glad I don’t have to wait to read the next book.

B. Zelkovich reviewed The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London, #6)

Review of 'The Hanging Tree' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

There was a lot going on in this book. Several plots weave around and a couple really start to clear up. Others... Not so much.

Avarla reviewed The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London, #6)

Review of 'The Hanging Tree' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

References, so many references, my geek-heart is singing. Probably in Gallifreyan.
I feel like they do need to get a move on catching the Faceless Man, it's getting boring getting just glimpses of him. And I'm getting confused with all those characters from past books, maybe I should have re-read them prior to The Hanging Tree.

Kattas reviewed The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London, #6)

Review of 'The Hanging Tree' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I think this novel felt less conclusive than the previous one, although the endings always feel a little rushed and inconclusive. I guess what I'm saying is I like books with big denouements, and this series tends to be built more like Olympic athletes - not a lot of extra anything hanging around.

Auntie Terror reviewed The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch

Review of 'The Hanging Tree' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

This one takes longer to get "up to speed" than the ones before - but it offers a lot of background and insights in "compensation", and also ties up nicely some strands from previous books. [proper review to follow]

unicorndeburgh reviewed The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London, #6)

Review of 'The Hanging Tree' on 'Goodreads'

No rating

Another fast-spaced, imaginative, and funny book in Rivers of London series!

Paul reviewed The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London, #6)

Review of 'The Hanging Tree' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

An OK entry into the series but very anti-climactic after Foxglove Summer.

BillieCodes reviewed The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London, #6)

Review of 'The Hanging Tree' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I was so hesitant to pick this up because I pre-ordered it, then I waited forever, and the date of release kept getting pushed back and back that I just sort of gave up. That was a mistake.

The book was awesome, I really liked it, set around places I know and have been to before in london (which is always some of the appeal), and with the classic police procedural drama combined with urban fantasy I've come to love from the other books.

The only thing I feel made this book miss a star is that I didn't feel it dug into any new area of the "weird stuff" going on in london in any detail like the others did. Still it was interesting and fun and what I was looking for when I picked it up.

Also one of the major characters is trans, which is awesome.