The best yet!

This story was fantastic! Clever, much funnier, and easier to follow than some of the earlier in this series. Absolutely loved it.

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Great series, wonderful narration

Highly recommend - I’m on my second time through the series, discovering fresh delights. Kobna Holdbrook-Smith FTW 👍

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I'm addicted to this narrator

I tried reading one in the series as a hard copy from the library but I missed Kobna's superlative narration and will not make that mistake again.

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A great listen

Some series get repetitive and same same as the books go on, but not this one. A fresh story with new characters and a bit more background development on some of the ones we know. Looking forward to listening to the next one!

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Brilliant

Perfect narrator for this fantastic series. I don’t even think I could read this series because I’d miss the narration. The story is entertaining and keeps you engaged until the very end.

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Kobna has an uncanny ability to bring life, love, mystery, and thrills to an already amazing story.

I love the rivers of london, it’s one of the most engaging and understated British novel series that has reinvigorated my love of books.

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Can Kobna Holdbrook-Smith please read all the books?

I love this series, and have read them
as soon as they've been released. Generally I prefer reading over audiobooks because I like hearing the characters voices in my head the way I imagine them, if that makes sense. But not with Kobna Holdbrook-Smith. Not only is his range incredible, his female characters are as compelling as his male ones, and his various accents are completely convincing - but the really wonderful thing is that he brings the characters to life better than my imagination does. I felt like I properly got to know some of the characters for the first time after listening to this recording. The Ben & Kobna combo, doesn't get better than that.

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A narrator with talent

I must rank as the least likely happy reviewer. Give me an early Gerald Seymour, a Nelson de Mille, or Barry Eisler and I'll be happy. And here I am on my 6th Rivers book in a row and loving my otherwise awful commute! Fantasy stories, no less! I have my faves, but each takes us down a different path, each has enough to feel familiar, but without feeling formulaic yet. But for me the narration is what tips the balance. PC Grant has become a character with life, and the narrator's talent is a big chunk of why I'm enjoying these so much. It's not just an authentic voice, as much as it feels to me that he really has his head around the author's intent, and then breathes on it and it goes from 2D to 3D in an instant. My only caution is to recommend listening in order. I think important to the whole series is Grant's evolution. Do it, give Rivers a go! I sincerely believe that you won't be disappointed. This, by the way, is the only review I've bothered to write atcany length

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Beverly is brilliant

Love love loved this book. Great plot, which moved around at a cracking pace. kept me listening all the time. Straight onto the next. Thanks all.

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Wish I could give 6 stars for the performance!

Another delight in this series. Special mention must go to Kobna Holdbrook-Smith for bringing every character to life and displaying a truly remarkable range of accents. Furthermore, he uniquely conveys the wonderful dry wit of Aaronovitch's stories. I couldn't recommened the series highly enough!!

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