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| Title | : | The Severed Streets (Shadow Police #2) |
| Author | : | Paul Cornell |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 400 pages |
| Published | : | May 22nd 2014 by Tor (first published May 20th 2014) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Mystery. Fiction. Crime. Horror |
Paul Cornell
Kindle Edition | Pages: 400 pages Rating: 4 | 3032 Users | 326 Reviews
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Summer in London: a city in turmoil. The vicious murder of a well-known MP is like a match to tinder but Detective Inspector James Quill and his team know that it's not a run-of-the-mill homicide. Still coming to terms with their new-found second sight, they soon discover that what is invisible to others - the killer - is visible to them. Even if they have no idea who it is.Then there are more deaths. The bodies of rich, white men are found in circumstances similar to those that set the streets of London awash with fear during the late 1800s: the Whitechapel murders. Even with their abilities to see the supernatural, accepting that Jack the Ripper is back from the dead is a tough ask for Quill's team. As they try to get to grips with their abilities and a case that's spiralling out of control, Quill realizes that they have to understand more about this shadowy London, a world of underground meetings, bizarre and fantastical auctions, and objects that are 'get out of hell free' cards. But the team's unlikely guide, a bestselling author, can't offer them much insight - and their other option, the Rat King, speaks only in riddles.
Relying on old-fashioned police work and improvising with their new skills only lands them in deeper water, and they soon realize that the investigation is going to hell - literally. And if they're not careful, they may be going with it . . .
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| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Shadow Police #2 |
| Setting: | London, England(United Kingdom) |
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Wow, it almost pains me to say anything is darker than the first (in which babies were boiled alive in a cauldron) but I think this was. This is a very personal reaction, and it has to do with something which is a big spoiler - and part of that is my ending up angry because someone had done something which is an absolute deal-breaker for me and yet it was the 'right thing' to do because everything was LITERALLY going to HELL. What I didn't mind - which puts me in a small minority, I think - wasGah! I don't know what to think! Can. Not. Rate. Imagine you are reading a developed, dark mystery series, tracking a killer brutally slashing his victims until they die. Say you are following around Matthew Scudder as he walks the streets of New York City, questioning prostitutes, greasing a palm or two and generally throwing back a whiskey whenever able. Then imagine Scudder gets a lead, goes to the meet in a dark alley, and discovers the informant is James Patterson. Worse, Patterson lurks
I'd previously read London Falling by the same author and enjoyed it. I will say, I enjoyed this one as well. I would have ranked it somewhat significantly higher except for one plot point which utterly pulled me out of my suspension of disbelief, that crucial mind state for fiction. The author uses a well known figure for a spell in the center of the book. At first it was a cameo. I thought, "Oh very cute." Then, the character was used as a means for exposition. "Aha, clever," I thought.
Read my reviews at http://www.jenchaosreviews.comThe Severed Streets By Paul CornellTor Fantasy, Tom Dougherty and Associates, May 20, 2014416 Pages, Hardcover EditionSynopsis of the Severed Streets:How do you capture a killer who is invisible?"Summer in London: a city in turmoil. The vicious murder of a well-known MP is like a match to tinder, but Detective Inspector James Quill and his team know that it's not a run-of-the-mill homicide. Still coming to terms with their new-found second sight,
As I said in my comment to the first book in the series I'm not a big fan of urban fantasy but what Paul Cornell delivers with his Shadows Police series is excellent.The Severed Streets is even a bit better then London Falling.The main characters have to go through a lot.I do not always agree with their methods and decisions but there is mostly nothing without a reason behind. New parties enter the greater gameThe mix of police procedural and the "dark side" of London is excellent. And there is
I wanted to like this more than I did. I pre-ordered it on Kindle because I really enjoyed the first book and thought the world was very promising. I still love the 'verse, the characters, the ideas. I really liked the direction he took with Ross and Costain. The Bridge of Spikes plot thread was interesting and heartbreaking. But the pacing was uneven, and (personal bias here, I know some people love it) I hate it when real people are used as characters. The plot would have been just as well
enjoyed the latest in the series was a bit slow to start off but the pace picked up as the book went along and wasn't disappointed in the end
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