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Moon over Soho
- Rivers of London, Book 2
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Series: Rivers of London Series, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Crime Fiction
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I was my dad's vinyl-wallah: I changed his records while he lounged around drinking tea, and that's how I know my Argo from my Tempo. And it's why, when Dr Walid called me to the morgue to listen to a corpse, I recognised the tune it was playing. Something violently supernatural had happened to the victim, strong enough to leave its imprint like a wax cylinder recording. Cyrus Wilkinson, part-time jazz saxophonist and full-time accountant, had apparently dropped dead of a heart attack just after finishing a gig in a Soho jazz club. He wasn't the first.
No one was going to let me exhume corpses to see if they were playing my tune, so it was back to old-fashioned legwork, starting in Soho, the heart of the scene. I didn't trust the lovely Simone, Cyrus' ex-lover, professional jazz kitten and as inviting as a Rubens portrait, but I needed her help: there were monsters stalking Soho, creatures feeding off that special gift that separates the great musician from someone who can raise a decent tune. What they take is beauty. What they leave behind is sickness, failure and broken lives.
And as I hunted them, my investigation got tangled up in another story: a brilliant trumpet player, Richard 'Lord' Grant - my father - who managed to destroy his own career, twice. That's the thing about policing: most of the time you're doing it to maintain public order. Occasionally you're doing it for justice. And maybe once in a career, you're doing it for revenge.
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- Readalot
- 12-13-11
Even Better Than the First One
I enjoyed this even more than the first in the series, and now I'm hanging out for Book 3. I found the action a little easier to follow (maybe that's because I have got a bit better control over my iPod now... though I can't make it stop replaying the last half hour of any session whenever I switch it on!) and a lot of things from Book One suddenly made sense. Peter is an interesting character with a good deal of tolerance for the "different", though not a lot for the "ethically challenged". Back story for Nightingale, Molly and Richard "Lord" Grant slides seamlessly into the current action. Excellent work, Messers Aaronovitch and Holdbrook-Smith.
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- chris
- 09-25-11
Stellar performance of an enthralling book
Both this and the previous effort by Ben Aaronovitch were excellent fun books to read but were made even better by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith's narrations.
He does multiple characterisations effortlessly without sounding corny and this adds to a sense of involvement in the story which with Aaronovitch's descriptions, make you feel you are watching rather than listening.
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- lynn
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Pure Imaginative Brilliance
I came across this book/series by accident but it is a terrific listen. such wonderful imagination combining the geography of London, the mundane details of police procedure and magic. The book moves between humour, tragedy and compassion so one has little idea what is coming next. The narrator is pitch perfect accents are spot on and makes the street references of modern London speech that much more pertinent. Enthralling, looking forward to the next book and I have yet to finish this current book.
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- LINZI
- 11-27-18
Slow start to a good story.
I struggled to get into this one initially but it was good once I got into it.
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- Mikkel
- 09-28-18
Better and better.
Again a very good book.
Ans with a deeper connection to the character this book is just a bit better than the former.
Looking forward to see where they will go.
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- Jim
- 01-08-18
Love this series.
The narrator is superb and the characters vivid and likable. Great series!, F@%k me you can do magic indeed!
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- Alison
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excellent
the voice characterisation is superb and compliments the humour, and quick wit woven through out the story... love the concept of the return of magic... I totally recommend
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-10-15
Good story and performance
Started reading the Peter Grant aeries and pleasantly surprised to find an Audio book!
it is really an entertaining ride!
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- Matthew
- 05-14-15
awesome series highly recommend.
this is an amazing book. and brilliantly performed by Kobna I cannot wait for the rest of the series each book opens up so many questions that I need answered.
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- Sandrine
- 04-10-13
All that Jazz with magical whipped cream
If you’ve listened to books by Ben Aaronovitch before, how does this one compare?
I've thoroughly enjoyed the first book in the series and couldn't wait for the follow-up. It was a fun listen and I really loved the jazzy parts of it. The humor I so loved in the first book was still there but a bit dampened. The love scenes were sizzling and sassy, who would not like to spent an afternoon rolling in the hay with Peter Grant?
Was Moon Over Soho worth the listening time?
Yes, it was
Any additional comments?
Now I'm going to listen to the third one, hope it meets my expectations!
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- P. J. Williams
- 08-05-11
Very good sequel
Its books like this that make me happy to try new authors, the delight you experience when you realise there another one by "that guy who did..." doesn't occur often enough. This is the second Rivers of London novel and its as much fun as the first .
Hopefully Ben Aaronovitch will continue with this series (I suspect there are enough "story arcs" (as American TV writers like to say) left open to work with) as the characters are entertaining and enjoyable.
I hope Kobna Holdbrook Smith continues to narrate as he is now "the voice" for these books in my head.
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- Jane
- 07-26-11
Perfect audiobook
This comes as close to perfection in an audiobook as I think it's possible to get. The mix of wry observation about everyday policing in London combined with a clever supernatural storyline is brilliant. And the narrator is fantastic. His dry, deadpan delivery works well both for the comic one-liners and for the action sequences. In fact, I suspect that I would not enjoy this book so much on the page because it would lack Kobna Holdbrook-Smith's timing and character voicing. Great stuff.
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- MumsieWumsie
- 08-10-11
Very entertaining
Having not long finished 'Rivers of London', I was delighted to see 'Moon over Soho' as an audio book. Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is a perfect narrator and the plot is entertaining and tight. A very, very enjoyable listen.
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- Mr. A. Garlick
- 08-09-11
Great again
A brilliant second novel, written and read perfectly. Keep this combination up because its magic!
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- Jan
- 10-29-11
And it's as good as the first
Always a worry when you have enjoyed a first book a lot - "Can the second match it?" This does and sent me back to re-listen to Rivers of London as great detail that I missed first time round. Looking forward to listening to this again shortly.
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- Philip
- 08-18-11
Fantastic, bring on the next!
I knew I shouldn't have bought this so soon after it was released, now i've got to wait ages for the next one! Needless to say it's brilliant! Great book, fantastic narration.
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- Fiona
- 10-26-11
Great Sequel
I really enjoyed the first book and this sequel did not disappoint. Takes off exactly where the other left off and is ripe for another. I really hope there is more. I do love the Policing / London angle, which is the bit I thought would be least attractive to me (not liking police dramas in the least), but the Ben Aaronovitch merges magic with the everyday brilliantly.
Really great narration by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith. Every character is brought to life with their own 'voice'.
Extremely entertaining! Fingers crossed there is more coming.
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- Sally
- 10-13-11
Promising follow up to Rivers of London
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I originally started reading this series expecting a sort of British Harry Dresden but this is very different and very British. I am looking forward to the third in the series next year.
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- Seppo
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Excellent reader that Kobna Holbrook-Smith. Catches the spirit of the main character and the book spot on!
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- 12-15-11
Vampires, but not as you know them
Ben Aaronovitch gives a new aspect on the overworked vampire genre; it is funny, clever, and engaging. I can't wait for Peter and Nightingale's next adventure.
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- 06-05-16
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I adore this series. Great if you love London. A joy if a witty combination of The Bill and Harry Potter appeals to you.
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Excellent story
Excellent story with fantastic voice acting that is witty and engaging. Great characters too. Highly recommended.
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- Jean
- 06-22-17
am addicted to Peter Grant
loved this 2nd book slmost as much as the first, with the characters developing and getting more hilarious, quirky and weird, wonderful narration, oh my thst voice...
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- Anonymous User
- 06-13-17
Read to perfection...
Kobna reads PC Grant to life...where the story wanes ever so slightly you can't divert from the perfect delivery. Loved the some new characters and the introduction of a 'what is sure to become' common antagonist.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-02-17
Such fun
The book is very clever and moves quickly . And the reader ? I promise you he could read the medical warning label in a Panamax box and it still would be intriguing and sexy .
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- Kai1
- 01-18-17
Pazazz, this book has. And jazz. Pazazz and jazz.
Still slightly in love with Kobna Holdbrook-smiths voice, enough to want to devour this series. Devour also being a key theme of this books storyline. But that's spoilers!
Think I preferred this to the first one, still lighthearted but a little bit more fiction than youth-fiction this time.
If you listened to the first don't even mildly hesitate to get the second.
Just to let you know, I work for Audible, but the views expressed in this review are 100% my own.
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- Erin
- 12-22-16
amazing read
like harry potter grew up to be Sherlock Holmes. his voice is amazing. 10/10 I enjoyed every bit of this book.
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- Nich
- 03-05-17
Entertaining urban fantasy detective comedy
Ben Aaronovitch's writing and Kolbna Holbrook Smith's voice acting are both excellent giving a delightful second installment in the saga of Police Constable Peter Grant.
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- Phoebe D
- 09-25-16
Very interesting story read in almost 1sitting
I have really enjoyed this story and am looking forward to the next story thanks
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- Letteko
- 06-06-16
Great second
Still wanted more of Lesley in this one ! Great performance ! Not so sold on the storyline but still a great read!
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