London Falling: Shadow Police 1

· Shadow Police Book 1 · Macmillan
5.0
2 reviews
Ebook
416
Pages

About this ebook

The first book in the Shadow Police series from Dr Who writer Paul Cornell

"An irresistible blend of guns, gangsters, cops and monsters" Ben Aaronovitch

The dark is rising... Detective Inspector James Quill is about to complete the drugs bust of his career. Then his prize suspect Rob Toshack is murdered in custody. Furious, Quill pursues the investigation, co-opting intelligence analyst Lisa Ross and undercover cops Costain and Sefton. But nothing about Toshack's murder is normal.

Toshack had struck a bargain with a vindictive entity, whose occult powers kept Toshack one step ahead of the law - until his luck ran out. Now, the team must find a "suspect" who can bend space and time and alter memory itself. And they will kill again.

As the group starts to see London's sinister magic for themselves, they have two choices: panic or use their new abilities. Then they must hunt a terrifying supernatural force the only way they know how: using police methods, equipment and tactics. But they must all learn the rules of this new game - and quickly. More than their lives will depend on it.

PRAISE FOR THE SERIES

"The Shadow Police series is the quintessential British contemporary fantasy, full of grit and magic and wonderful things. Paul Cornell is a national treasure" Adam Christopher

"Start this book early in the day people, because you ain't going to get no sleep until it's done" Ben Aaronovitch on London Falling

"I think it is absolutely magnificent. I loved it ... I'm not sure I've been that gripped by a novel in ... well, decades" Russell T. Davies on London Falling

"A much grittier vision of a gothic, fantasy London, well balanced between its depiction of the city's criminal underworld and a horrifying fantasy reality that for most of the novel lurks just at the edges of sight." Guardian

"Realistic banter, original twists" Daily Telegraph

"Pacy, smart and revels in London mythology. ... crikey it's good fun" Scotland on Sunday

Ratings and reviews

5.0
2 reviews

About the author

Paul Cornell is a novelist, and a comics and TV writer best known for his work in TV drama plus Doctor Who fiction. He has written for other TV dramas such as Robin Hood, Primeval, Casualty, Holby City and Coronation Street. Cornell has also written for a number of British and US comics, as well as Marvel Comics, most notably for Marvel.

Reading information

Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.