Le dernier apprenti sorcier Tome 2 : Magie noire à Soho

Book 7 in the Rivers of London series, from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch.In London, the past is never dead. It only lies sleeping...Martin Chorley - aka the Faceless Man - wanted for multiple counts of murder, fraud and crimes against humanity, has been unmasked and is on the run. Peter Grant, Detective Constable and apprentice wizard, now plays a key role in an unprecedented joint operation to bring Chorley to justice. But even as the unwieldy might of the Metropolitan Police bears down on its foe, Peter uncovers clues that Chorley, far from being finished, is executing the final stages of a long-term plan. A plan that has its roots in London's two thousand bloody years of history, and could literally bring the city to its knees. To save his beloved city Peter's going to need help from his former best friend and colleague - Lesley May - who brutally betrayed him and everything he thought she believed in. And, far worse, he might even have to come to terms with the malevolent supernatural killer and agent of chaos known as Mr Punch...Praise for the Rivers of London novels:'Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London'NICK FROST'As brilliant and funny as ever'THE SUN'Charming, witty, exciting'THE INDEPENDENT'An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups'THE TIMESDiscover 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.

Book 8 in the Rivers of London series, from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch. Peter Grant is facing fatherhood, and an uncertain future, with equal amounts of panic and enthusiasm. Leaving his old police life behind, he takes a job with Silicon Valley tech genius Terrence Skinner's new London start up: the Serious Cybernetics Corporation. Drawn into the orbit of Old Street's famous 'silicon roundabout', Peter must learn how to blend in with people who are both civilians and geekier than he is. Compared to his last job, Peter thinks it should be a doddle. But magic is not finished with the Met's first trainee wizard in fifty years. Because a secret is hiding somewhere in the building. A technology that stretches back to Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage, and forward to the future of artificial intelligence. A secret that is just as magical as it technological - and twice as dangerous... Praise for the Rivers of London novels: 'Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London'NICK FROST 'As brilliant and funny as ever'THE SUN 'Charming, witty, exciting'THE INDEPENDENT 'An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups'THE TIMESDiscover 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.

L'agent Peter Grant ne croyait pas aux fantômes, jusqu'au jour où un étrange personnage lui affirme avoir assisté au meurtre sur lequel il enquête. Un témoin providentiel... s'il n'était mort depuis plus d'un siècle! Et Peter n'est pas au bout de ses surprises: recruté par l'inspecteur Nightingale, il intègre l'unité de la police londonienne chargée des affaires surnaturelles. Au programme, traquer vampires. sorcières et autres créatures de la nuit; maintenir la paix entre les forces occultes de Londres; tenir à distance les divinités trop entreprenantes; et bien sûr apprendre le latin, le grec ancien et une montagne d'incantations bizarres et pour le moins rébarbatives. Peter doit en passer par là, s'il veut un jour devenir à son tour le dernier sorcier de Londres...

La découverte d'un corps mutilé dans la banlieue de Londres fait monter d'un cran la paranoïa ambiante, d'autant que la méthode rappelle furieusement celle de l'Homme sans visage, ce magicien fou déjà connu des services de police. Enfin, pas de tous les services, juste de celui des affaires surnaturelles, dont le représentant le plus actif, l'agent Peter Grant, est aussi le dernier apprenti sorcier de Londres. A peine débutée, son enquête va s'enrichir de nouveaux éléments à première vue sans rapport avec le crime, mais qui tous mènent au quartier d'Elephant and Castle ; plus précisément à un ensemble d'immeubles conçu par un architecte dérangé et habité par tout ce que la capitale britannique compte de désespérés...