Rivers of London book 6 · 2016
The Hanging Tree
A teenage girl dies at a party in a luxury Mayfair flat, and one of the guests is the daughter of Lady Ty, goddess of the River Tyburn, who calls in a favour from Peter Grant. The case leads to a stolen magical text and a confrontation with the Faceless Man.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ben Aaronovitch
- Series
- Rivers of London, book 6 of 10
- Published
- 2016
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 8
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Hanging Tree
8 recurring or key characters from Ben Aaronovitch’s chart.
Lead 1
- Peter GrantPolice constable and apprentice wizard
Major 3
- Thomas NightingaleDetective chief inspector and Peter's master
- Beverley BrookGoddess of a south London river
- The Faceless ManRogue magician
Minor and cameo 4
- Lesley MayPeter's colleague, disfigured in the first book
- MollyThe Folly's silent housekeeper
- Alexander SeawollDetective chief inspector of the Murder Team
- Sahra GuleedDetective sergeant
Also featuring these characters
Other Ben Aaronovitch books that share the most characters with The Hanging Tree.
- Broken Homes2013 · Rivers of London · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Moon Over Soho2011 · Rivers of London · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- False Value2020 · Rivers of London · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Whispers Under Ground2012 · Rivers of London · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon