Character · The Folly · 4 books
The Faceless Man
The Faceless Man is a rogue magician who uses forbidden techniques and hides his identity behind a blurring spell. He is the great adversary of the early Rivers of London books.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- Moon Over Soho (2011)
- Latest appearance
- Lies Sleeping (2018)
- Books
- 4 (3 major, 1 minor)
- Series
- Rivers of London
- Author
- Ben Aaronovitch
- Circle
- The Folly
Where to meet The Faceless Man
The Faceless Man first appears in Moon Over Soho (2011), in a minor role, book 2 of the Rivers of London series.
Every book with The Faceless Man
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 2011·Moon Over Sohominor role · Rivers of LondonBuy
- 2013MBroken Homesmajor role · Rivers of LondonBuy
- 2016MThe Hanging Treemajor role · Rivers of LondonBuy
- 2018MLies Sleepingmajor role · Rivers of LondonBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Alexander SeawollDetective chief inspector of the Murder Team | 4 |
| Beverley BrookGoddess of a south London river | 4 |
| Lesley MayPeter's colleague, disfigured in the first book | 4 |
| MollyThe Folly's silent housekeeper | 4 |
| Peter GrantPolice constable and apprentice wizard | 4 |
| Thomas NightingaleDetective chief inspector and Peter's master | 4 |