{"id":9246,"date":"2017-08-31T13:48:41","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T17:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=9246"},"modified":"2024-01-22T19:12:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T00:12:33","slug":"rivers-of-london-detective-stories-2-old-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/9246","title":{"rendered":"Rivers of London: Detective Stories #2: Old Soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/comics\/Rivers_of_London.php\">Rivers of London<\/a>: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2glTkdY\">Detective Stories #2: Old Soldiers<\/a><\/em> (2017) Ben Aaronovitch, Andrew Cartmel, Lee Sullivan, Luis Guerrero, Gary Erskine, Yel Zamor <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2glTkdY\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Detective-Stories-2.jpg?resize=198%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9247\" \/><\/a>This story takes place before Leslie left the Folly to join the Faceless Man.<br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DS-Issue-2-Tease-2.jpg?resize=300%2C236&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9248\" \/>They are called to an art gallery not because of a theft, but because a painting appeared&#8211;an authentic Goya.<br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Rivers_Of_London_4_2_Pg-2.jpg?resize=198%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9249\" \/>This story actually features Oberon, who we don&#8217;t see very often, and who apparently participated in history a bit more than he does in the present.<\/p>\n<p>There is no great mystery here, it&#8217;s just an interesting story, and it does show us a bit of what was going on with Leslie before she betrayed Peter and the Folly.<\/p>\n<p>Published by Titan<br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rivers of London: Detective Stories #2: Old Soldiers (2017) Ben Aaronovitch, Andrew Cartmel, Lee Sullivan, Luis Guerrero, Gary Erskine, Yel Zamor This story takes place before Leslie left the Folly to join the Faceless Man. They are called to an art gallery not because of a theft, but because a painting appeared&#8211;an authentic Goya. 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