The paperback edition of LIES SLEEPING, the Locus Award-nominated seventh novel in Ben Aaronovitch‘s Peter Grant series is out now in the UK! Published in the United Kingdom by Gollancz, here’s the synopsis…

A fabulous new adventure, London under threat, and the scent of magic in the air… it must be a new Rivers of London mystery…

Martin Chorley, aka the Faceless Man, wanted for multiple counts of murder, fraud and crimes against humanity, has been unmasked and is on the run.

Peter Grant, Detective Constable and apprentice wizard, now plays a key role in an unprecedented joint operation to bring Chorley to justice.

But even as the unwieldy might of the Metropolitan Police bears down on its foe, Peter uncovers clues that Chorley, far from being finished, is executing the final stages of a long term plan.

A plan that has its roots in London’s two thousand bloody years of history, and could literally bring the city to its knees.

To save his beloved city Peter’s going to need help from his former best friend and colleague – Lesley May – who brutally betrayed him and everything he thought she believed in. And, far worse, he might even have to come to terms with the malevolent supernatural killer and agent of chaos known as Mr Punch…

Gollancz has published all of the UK editions of the books set in Ben’s Peter Grant/Rivers of London series so far, and are also due to publish THE OCTOBER MAN, a stand-alone novella set in Germany. The series is published in the US by Del Rey (1-3), DAW Books (4-) and Subterranean Press (novellas). The series has also been published widely in translation. Check out Ben’s Author Page for more information on the editions available.