Tales from the Folly

Return to the world of Rivers of London in this first short story collection from bestselling author, Ben Aaronovitch. Tales from the Folly is a carefully curated collection that gathers together previously published stories and brand new tales in the same place for the first time.Each tale features a new introduction from the author, filled with insight and anecdote offering the reader a deeper into this absorbing fictional world. This is a must read for any Rivers of London fan.Join Peter, Nightingale, Abigail, Agent Reynolds and Tobias Winter for a series of perfectly portioned tales. Discover what's haunting a lonely motorway service station, who still wanders the shelves of a popular London bookshop, and what exactly happened to the River Lugg… With an introduction from internationally bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series, Charlaine Harris.This collection includes:The Home Crowd AdvantageThe DomesticThe CockpitThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance GrannyKing of The RatsA Rare Book of Cunning DeviceA Dedicated Follower of FashionFavourite UncleVanessa Sommer's Other Christmas ListThree Rivers, Two Husbands and a BabyMoments One-ThreePraise for the Rivers of London series:&quote;Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London&quote; -Nick Frost&quote;A superlative blend of whimsy and grit…Jim Butcher meets Douglas Adams&quote; -Publishers Weekly&quote;…my favorite current series… delightful, compulsive and fresh-with a love of multicultural London evident on every page, wonderfully diverse characters, magic, mystery, and mayhem. Once you start, you will literally not be able to put them down.&quote; -Lavie Tidhar in Washington Post&quote;…recounted with deadpan British wit and irony…packed with fascinating historical detail… Lively and amusing and different.&quote; -Kirkus