Questions About Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

by Ben Aaronovitch (Goodreads Author)

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Hi, this book has been picked for our book club and it looks great. I haven't , however, read any of the others in the series. Is it possible to read this as a stand-alone or should I get cracking and read the others first?

Charles The backstory for this series is particularly rich. Also, the author mercifully does not spend a lot of prose on backstory in subsequent books. This b…moreThe backstory for this series is particularly rich. Also, the author mercifully does not spend a lot of prose on backstory in subsequent books. This book may be too far along in the series, to just jumping in here. For example, the Lesley sub-plot of the story arc would be lost on you.(less)

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Is making a glaring editorial faux pas like dropping a line like "And our dead Volvo driver was on it" when the character wasn't killed an acceptable aid to reader engagement? I had to re-read the first chapter over and over to make sure that I hadn't missed something. I hadn't. If it wasn't a library copy, I'd dab a little tippex on page seven. Not a good start.

Michael Trick Must have been picked up in editing after the hardcover printing since the "dead" is removed from my kindle version as well as the goodreads preview. …moreMust have been picked up in editing after the hardcover printing since the "dead" is removed from my kindle version as well as the goodreads preview. +1 for reader engagement.(less)

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Did we get resolution on Molly and the computer and I missed it? Or was that dropped in for the next book?

Rupert No.
There are a number of loose ends building up...…moreNo.
There are a number of loose ends building up...(less)

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When did a world renowned gastroenterologist have time to do his forensic pathology training? I remember in the first book they mentioned cryptopathology as a ‘hobby’ but surly the UK requires speciality trading before they let you autopsy? (I don’t know why this is the thing I’m hung up on, enjoying the series otherwise)

Katie I never really thought about that, to be honest. The only explanation I can come up with is that they really do not have that many people to choose fr…moreI never really thought about that, to be honest. The only explanation I can come up with is that they really do not have that many people to choose from. Like, Walid is at least a properly trained doctor and evidently knows a fair bit about cryptopathology. Even if he had not had a "normal" pathology training, he would probably be the best they could find. Also, I'm not sure whether his age is mentioned, but I guess he must have had some free time over the years that he could have spent on this specific hobby. But I'll be the first to admit that my argument is not exactly solid.(less)

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