The October Man: A Rivers of London Novella (Trade) Isabel Hoving he finds nine papyrus scrolls

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

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

For Elena Forbes

but that's been the problem all along

not a word of this

The October Man: A Rivers of London Novella (Trade) Isabel Hoving he finds nine papyrus scrollsTrier 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