The Recurring Cast
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.

Buy Moon Over Soho

Every book with The Faceless Man

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 2011·Moon Over Sohominor role · Rivers of LondonBuy
  2. 2013MBroken Homesmajor role · Rivers of LondonBuy
  3. 2016MThe Hanging Treemajor role · Rivers of LondonBuy
  4. 2018MLies Sleepingmajor role · Rivers of LondonBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Alexander SeawollDetective chief inspector of the Murder Team4
Beverley BrookGoddess of a south London river4
Lesley MayPeter's colleague, disfigured in the first book4
MollyThe Folly's silent housekeeper4
Peter GrantPolice constable and apprentice wizard4
Thomas NightingaleDetective chief inspector and Peter's master4