“A London copper doesn't like to intrude upon a traveller camp with anything less than a van full of bodies in riot… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“My mum translated this in her head to "witchfinder," which was good because like most West Africans, she considered witchfinding a more… — Ben Aaronovitch Mothers Copy Share Image
“..sudden attack of culture snobbery is a common affliction among policemen of a certain rank and age; it’s like a normal midlife… — Ben Aaronovitch Humor Copy Share Image
“Urban Outfitters, eh," said Beverley. "That explains the Dr Denim shirt." "My mum bought me that," I said. "And you think that's… — Ben Aaronovitch Humor Copy Share Image
Are they really gods?" "I never worry about theological questions," said Nightingale. "They exist, they have power and they can breach the… — Ben Aaronovitch Gods Copy Share Image
“The mark was from the glue that once held a folder into which a library card would have fitted back in the… — Ben Aaronovitch Computers Copy Share Image
“It's a sad fact of modern life that sooner or later you will end up on YouTube doing something stupid. The trick,… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“When I’m considering this I find it helpful to quote the wisdom of my father, who once told me, “Who knows why… — Ben Aaronovitch Father Copy Share Image
If you ask any police officer what the worst part of the job is, they will always say breaking bad news to… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“The Metropolitan Police has a very straightforward approach to murder investigations, not for them the detective’s gut instinct or the intricate logical… — Ben Aaronovitch Gut instinct Copy Share Image
Despite my mum being from a small village in the middle of a forest, I'm not a country person. I don't like… — Ben Aaronovitch Bacon Copy Share Image
“... I think it's designed to flower open like a Chocolate Orange." Me and Lesley then had to explain Terry's Chocolate Orange… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
“As a typical Londoner, Gurcan had a high tolerance for random thoughtlessness; after all, if you live in the big city there's… — Ben Aaronovitch Big city Copy Share Image
On the plus side, there were no rioters in sight but on the minus side this was probably because everywhere I looked… — Ben Aaronovitch Fire Copy Share Image
