Hi Cara,
Today on my blog I am reviewing the audiobook of Breaking the Lore by Andy Redsmith. Breaking the Lore is the first book in the Inspector Paris Mystery. The narrator of Breaking the Lore is John Last.
A magical, mischievous mystery perfect for fans of Douglas Adams and Ben Aaronovitch
How do you stop a demon invasion... when you don’t believe in magic?
Inspector Nick Paris is a man of logic and whisky. So staring down at the crucified form of a murder victim who is fifteen centimetres tall leaves the seasoned detective at a loss… and the dead fairy is only the beginning.
Suddenly the inspector is offering political asylum to dwarves, consulting with witches, getting tactical advice from elves and taking orders from a chain-smoking talking crow who, technically, outranks him.
With the fate of both the human and magic worlds in his hands Nick will have to leave logic behind and embrace his inner mystic to solve the crime and stop an army of demons from invading Manchester!
(Synopsis from Goodreads.com)
Breaking the Lore is a different take on the crime mystery with fantasy beings.
I enjoyed how Andy Resmith introduced the magical beings to the overly logical Inspector Nick Paris. It was also nice that the book is based in Manchester. Especially as I was listening to the book it was fun hearing different northern accents. As it's something that I don't get to hear enough in other books.
Breaking the Lore isn't the normal murder mystery, as you know quickly who the murder is. But it's the reason behind the murder that is the real mystery.
One of my favourite aspects is how the Manchester police accept the magical being. That once they realise magic was real they just accepted it and even cheered for them.
I wasn't the biggest fan of the drinking aspect of Nick Paris character, but it will be interesting to see how this changes in future books.
Shout out to the different t way that they battle the big bad.
Overall I enjoyed the book and its changes to Manchester and its police force.
My Rating for Breaking the Lore is 3.5 out of 5.
Thank you to Netgalley and Saga Egmont Audio for gifting me a copy of Breaking the Lore for review.
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