Amongst Our Weapons

by Ben Aaronovitch

eBook, 304 pages

English language

Published April 12, 2022 by DAW.

ISBN:: 978-0-7564-1864-9
ASIN:: B09MBQ27ZK

(14 reviews)

There is a world hidden underneath this great city... The London Silver Vaults - for well over a century, the largest collection of silver for sale in the world. It has more locks than the Bank of England and more cameras than a celebrity punch-up. Not somewhere you can murder someone and vanish without a trace - only that's what happened. The disappearing act, the reports of a blinding flash of light and memory loss amongst the witnesses all make this a case for Detective Constable Peter Grant and the Special Assessment Unit. Alongside their boss DCI Thomas Nightingale, the SAU find themselves embroiled in a mystery that encompasses London's tangled history, foreign lands and, most terrifying of all, the North! And Peter must solve this case soon because back home his partner Beverley is expecting twins any day now. But what he doesn't know is that he's about to …

2 editions

DigitalRob@ramblingreaders.org reviewed Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London, #9)

I chuckled a lot...

5 stars

I chuckled a lot while I listened to this book. It’s funny in all the right ways, and the real danger brought by the Angel of Death gives the books some solid suspense. Plus, the tension about the impending birth… when will it happen?!?! Great stuff.

I think my favorite elements of the plot are the bringing together of the different magical factions and the addition of The Sons of Weyland. Aaronovitch continues to expand the River’s world in breadth and depth. I hope the wait for the next one isn’t too long.

Custard Rock reviewed Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London, #9)

Its good to see the progression of the characters

5 stars

Content warning Spoilers

I have followed the Peter Grant series since the begining. I have enjoyed each of the books in turn and in this book its good to see the progression of the characters and where the story can go and the opening up of the folly.

Enno reviewed Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London, #9)

Review of 'Amongst Our Weapons' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

The title gives it away: This book features the Spanish inquisition (and not the one with the comfy chair). There are also seven rings (not for the dwarf lords), an angel of death, and a trip to Manchester that serves to bring us some more WW2 history and a rare bit of Seawall origin story that I greatly enjoyed. And of course, Peter is going to be a dad and his family are as charmingly idiosyncratic as ever. If I have any complaints, it's that there weren't more references to classic jazz.