The October Man: A Rivers of London Novella (Trade) Isabel Hoving buys dead men from the

buys dead men from the gallows and babies corpses by the inch

he finds nine papyrus scrolls that have lain hidden for two thousand years

For Elena Forbes

'A gripping Gothic tale of grief and ambition

The October Man: A Rivers of London Novella (Trade) Isabel Hoving buys dead men from theTrier is famous for wine, Romans and for being Germany's oldest city. So when a man is found dead with, his body impossibly covered in a fungal rot, the local authorities know they are out of their depth. Fortunately this is Germany, where there are procedures for everything. Enter Investigator Tobias Winter, whose aim is to get in, deal with the problem, and get out with the minimum of fuss, personal danger and paperwork. With the help of