{"product_id":"what-abigail-did-that-summer-a-rivers-of-london-novella-1","title":"What Abigail Did That Summer: A Rivers Of London Novella","description":"Review\n\nHighly entertaining ― Sunday Express\n\nFunny and wildly inventive ― Mail on Sunday\n\nMasterfully crafted ... gives the late, great Terry Pratchett a run for his money ― The Sun\n\nBen Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there even more than the real London ― Nick Frost\n\nCharming, witty, exciting ― Independent\n\nAn incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups ― The Times\n\nProduct Description\n\nThe new Rivers of London novella, from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch.\n\nGhost hunter, fox whisperer, troublemaker.\n\nIt is the summer of 2013 and Abigail Kamara has been left to her own devices. This might, by those who know her, be considered a mistake. While her cousin, police constable and apprentice wizard Peter Grant, is off in the sticks, chasing unicorns, Abigail is chasing her own mystery. Teenagers around Hampstead Heath have been going missing but before the police can get fully engaged, the teens return home - unharmed but vague about where they've been.\n\nAided only by her new friend Simon, her knowledge that magic is real, and a posse of talking foxes that think they're spies, Abigail must venture into the wilds of Hampstead to discover who is luring the teenagers and more importantly - why?\n\nPraise for the Rivers of London novels:\n\n'Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London'\nNICK FROST\n\n'As brilliant and funny as ever'\nTHE SUN\n\n'Charming, witty, exciting'\nTHE INDEPENDENT\n\n'An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups'\nTHE TIMES\n\nDiscover why this incredible series has sold over two million copies around the world. If you're a fan of Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams - don't panic - you will love Ben Aaronovitch's imaginative, irreverent and all-round irresistible novels and novellas.\n\nFrom the Back Cover\n\nIt is the summer of 2013 and Abigail Kamara has been left to her own devices. This might, by those who know her, be considered a mistake.\n\nWhile her cousin, police constable and apprentice wizard Peter Grant, is off in the sticks chasing unicorns, Abigail is chasing her own mystery. Teenagers around Hampstead Heath have been going missing but before the police can get fully engaged, the teens return home - unharmed but vague about where they've been.\n\nAided only by her new friend Simon, her knowledge that magic is real, and a posse of talking foxes that think they're spies, Abigail must venture into the wilds of Hampstead to discover who is luring the teenagers and more importantly - why?\n\nAbout the Author\n\nBefore becoming a bestselling author, Ben Aaronovitch was a screenwriter for Doctor Who and a bookseller at Waterstones. He now writes full time, and every book in his Rivers of London series has been a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller. He is published in 14 languages and has sold more than 2 million copies around the world. Aaronovitch is also a trustee on the board of Cityread London and is a long-time supporter of Nigeria's premiere arts and cultural festival, The Aké Festival. He still lives in London, the city he likes to refer to as 'the capital of the world'.","brand":"smeikalbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40272019357781,"sku":"9781473224346N","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/e75b4622-5894-4d24-abef-7eda1634f844.jpg?v=1661876903","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/what-abigail-did-that-summer-a-rivers-of-london-novella-1","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}