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Meet Augustus Berrycloth-Young - flaneur extraordinaire and Englishman abroad - as he chronicles the Jazz Age from his perch atop the city that never sleeps.<BR><BR> 'Gussie' is not one to shun shut-eye himself, however. But his peaceful luxuriation is about to be rudely awakened by the arrival of an unexpected guest.<BR><BR> Enter his old friend Thomas Nightingale, who has braved the Atlantic passage pursuing the matter of a rather intriguing saxophone said to possess a strange power over those who play it.<BR><BR> This deeply inconvenient affair will rouse Gussie from his warm bed for the cold shores of Long Island - and down to the jazz clubs of Harlem where music, magic, and madness haunt the shadows...<BR><BR>****<BR><BR>PRAISE FOR THE RIVERS OF LONDON NOVELS<BR><BR>'Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London'<BR>NICK FROST<BR><BR>'As brilliant and funny as ever'<BR>THE SUN<BR><BR>'Charming, witty, exciting'<BR>THE INDEPENDENT<BR> <BR>'An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups'<BR>THE TIMES<BR><BR>****<BR><BR>Discover why this incredible series has sold over two million copies around the world. If you're a fan of Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams - don't panic - you will love Ben Aaronovitch's imaginative, irreverent and all-round irresistible novels.
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