Book description
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…
Why read it?
2 authors picked Moon Over Soho as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love reading books that look underneath what is shown to most people—how things work behind the scenes, or a glimpse into a different world.
This book takes what we think is a modern-day world and gives it a bit of a twist, with a special division of the London police charged with handling supernatural crimes that take place, well, in plain sight.
The thing that was most intriguing about this narrator was that I had the feeling I was learning with him about all the ghosts and goblins and beasties as he discovered them. I was as surprised as…
From J's list on mystery with first person narration.
I’m going very literal here – this book is about both jazz and magic.
PC Peter Grant is called in when the body of a part-time jazz drummer is found dead in a club in Soho. Strangely, the old jazz standard Body and Soul can be heard emanating from the body… I love Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series.
This is the second instalment of Peter Grant’s adventures which combine the supernatural with police procedural and usually a hefty dollop of London folklore. Addictive once you get started!
From Louise's list on capturing the magic of jazz.
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