Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection, Audio Book

Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection, Audio Book (2020) Ben Aaronovitch narrated by: the author, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Ben Elliot, Felix Grainger, Sam Peter Jackson, Alex Kingston, Shvorne Marks, and Penelope Rawlins (Rivers of London)

Part One: The Peter Grant Stories
The Home Crowd Advantage
The Domestic
The Cockpit
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Granny
King of The Rats
A Rare Book of Cunning Device
Part Two: The Others’ Stories
A Dedicated Follower of Fashion read by Ben Elliot
Favourite Uncle read by Shvorne Marks
Vanessa Sommer’s Other Christmas List read by Alex Kingston
Three Rivers, Two Husbands and a Baby read by Felix Grainger
Moment One: London September 1966
Moment Two: Reynolds— Florence, Az. 2014 read by Penelope Rawlins
Moment Three: Tobias Winter— Meckenheim 2012 read by Sam Peter Jackson

‘They talk about you,’ he says.

‘Who does?’

‘The Parliament of Foxes gossip about nothing else,’ he says. ‘And on the edges of the horse fairs and carnivals from Appleby to Goldsithney they pass your name from hand to hand in the hope of guessing the future.’

‘What did you think was happening?’ I asked.

‘I thought I’d developed ESP,’ she said. ‘Like that girl in the Stephen King book. Only it would have been a lot more useful when I was young, still, why look a gift horse in the mouth? I always say.’

‘So when did it start?’ I asked.

‘Last year,’ she said. ‘I knew something was wrong when the TV blew up.’

‘Hail Dominic and Victor,’ the foxes chorused, ‘soon to be blessed above all other minor landowners in Herefordshire and the wider border regions.’

‘What?’ said Victor.

‘Congratulations,’ said the first fox.

Publisher: Tantor Audio. Cover artwork and design by Jayel Draco. Hand lettering by Patrick Knowles.

Rating: 8.5/10

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