Character · The Folly · 10 books
Peter Grant
Peter Grant is a young Metropolitan Police constable of mixed Sierra Leonean and London heritage who becomes an apprentice wizard at the Folly. Curious, easily distracted and fond of a scientific experiment, he narrates the books with a dry, very London sense of humour.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- Rivers of London (2011)
- Latest appearance
- Stone and Sky (2025)
- Books
- 10 (10 as lead)
- Series
- Rivers of London
- Author
- Ben Aaronovitch
- Circle
- The Folly
Where to meet Peter Grant
Peter Grant first appears in Rivers of London (2011), as the lead, book 1 of the Rivers of London series.
Every book with Peter Grant
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 2011LRivers of Londonlead · Rivers of LondonBuy
- 2011LMoon Over Soholead · Rivers of LondonBuy
- 2012LWhispers Under Groundlead · Rivers of LondonBuy
- 2013LBroken Homeslead · Rivers of LondonBuy
- 2014LFoxglove Summerlead · Rivers of LondonBuy
- 2016LThe Hanging Treelead · Rivers of LondonBuy
- 2018LLies Sleepinglead · Rivers of LondonBuy
- 2020LFalse Valuelead · Rivers of LondonBuy
- 2022LAmongst Our Weaponslead · Rivers of LondonBuy
- 2025LStone and Skylead · Rivers of LondonBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| MollyThe Folly's silent housekeeper | 10 |
| Thomas NightingaleDetective chief inspector and Peter's master | 10 |
| Alexander SeawollDetective chief inspector of the Murder Team | 9 |
| Beverley BrookGoddess of a south London river | 9 |
| Sahra GuleedDetective sergeant | 8 |
| Lesley MayPeter's colleague, disfigured in the first book | 6 |