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What Abigail Did That Summer

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What Abigail Did That Summer
Our Rating: (4/5)
Author: Aaronovitch, Ben
Category: Fantasy
Publisher: Gollancz
ISBN: 75-9781473224346
RRP: 26.99

Synopsis

The new Rivers of London novella, from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch.

Ghost hunter, fox whisperer, troublemaker.

It is the summer of 2013 and Abigail Kamara has been left to her own devices. This might, by those who know her, be considered a mistake. While her cousin, police constable and apprentice wizard Peter Grant, is off in the sticks, chasing unicorns, Abigail is chasing her own mystery. Teenagers around Hampstead Heath have been going missing but before the police can get fully engaged, the teens return home – unharmed but vague about where they’ve been.

Aided only by her new friend Simon, her knowledge that magic is real, and a posse of talking foxes that think they’re spies, Abigail must venture into the wilds of Hampstead to discover who is luring the teenagers and more importantly – why?

Praise for the Rivers of London novels:

‘Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London’

NICK FROST

‘As brilliant and funny as ever’

THE SUN

‘Charming, witty, exciting’

THE INDEPENDENT

‘An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups’

THE TIMES

Discover why this incredible series has sold over two million copies around the world. If you’re a fan of Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams – don’t panic – you will love Ben Aaronovitch’s imaginative, irreverent and all-round irresistible novels and novellas.

Highly entertaining – Sunday Express

Funny and wildly inventive – Mail on Sunday

Masterfully crafted … gives the late, great Terry Pratchett a run for his money – The Sun

Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there even more than the real London – Nick Frost

Charming, witty, exciting – Independent

An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups – The Times

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