Rivers of London: Difference between revisions

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* [[Anthropomorphic Personification]]: The Rivers themselves, and the [[Big Bad]] of book one.

* [[Apron Matron]]: Mama Thames (it is implied that Peter's own mother is an example of this trope).

* [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking]]:

* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]:

** In book one, Isis swears on her true name, her husband's life, and the future prospects of the Oxford Rowing Team that Peter will be safe.

** In book two, DC Trollope speculates one of the [[Asshole Victim|Asshole Victims]] had to be into some really sick and disgusting stuff like child porn, snuff films, or kitten strangling.

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* [[Awful Truth]]: Whatever it was Nightingale saw and did at Ettersberg (now known as Buchenwald).

* [[Big Bad]]: {{spoiler|Mister Punch}} in book one, the Faceless Wizard in book two.

* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: Sure the [[Big Bad|Big Bads]] get stopped, but book one ends with {{spoiler|Lesley's face falling off}}, book two ends with the {{spoiler|suicide of Peter's love interest and her sisters when they realise [[What Have I Become|what they are]]}}.

* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: Sure the [[Big Bad|Big Bads]] get stopped, but book one ends with {{spoiler|Lesley's face falling off}}, book two ends with the {{spoiler|suicide of Peter's love interest and her sisters when they realise [[What Have I Become?|what they are]]}}.

* [[Black Comedy]]: Very much in evidence throughout, as police officers' sense of humour tends to this (which is [[Truth in Television]]). DC Trollope's version of [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking]] being a prime example.

* [[Black Comedy]]: Very much in evidence throughout, as police officers' sense of humour tends to this (which is [[Truth in Television]]). DC Trollope's version of [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]] being a prime example.

* [[Body Horror]]: The victims of {{spoiler|Punch}}.

* [[British Coppers]]: This page is required reading, the book goes into detail about London ranks and practices.

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* [[Easter Egg]]: The covers of the UK editions are loaded with them.

* [[Fair Cop]]: Lesley May. {{spoiler|Shame about that run-in with Mr. Punch's ''Dissimulo'' spell.}}

* [[~~Firstperson~~ Smartass]]

* [[First-Person Smartass]]

* [[Genki Girl]]: Beverly Brook.

* [[Gentleman and A Scholar]]: DCI Nightingale, right down to the silver tipped cane.

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* [[Maid of Moe]]: Molly, always wears the full Edwardian-Victorian maid outfit, and to quote the narration in ''[[Moon Over Soho]]''.

{{quote| ''Molly glided into the room like the winner of the all-London Gothic Lolita competition.''}}

* [[Magic a Is Magic A]]: Described in minute detail.

* [[Magic A Is Magic A]]: Described in minute detail.

* [[Magic Versus Science]]: Magic is an EMP type here. Notably it does have the same effect on human brains as it does on technology, just electrical technology is more sensitive and will short out before your brain does.

** The novels as a whole avert this though. The organised study of magic originates in the setting with Isaac Newton, and Peter frequently attempts to fit magic into an empiricist, rationalist framework. Magic shorts out modern technology not because [[The Dresden Files|magic is inimical to modern science]] but because, it is speculated, modern culture has made technology [[Post Modern Magic|quasi-magical in itself.]]

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* [[Mundane Solution]]: Villain example when {{spoiler|Punch decides to [[Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him|just shoot]] Nightingale}}.

* [[My Grandson Myself]]: Mention is made in ''Moon Over Soho'' of {{spoiler|Nightingale}} having pretended to be his own son in order to attend an old colleague's funeral without raising awkward questions. Mostly, though, he gets by by keeping to himself and not having protracted interactions with anybody who isn't part of the [[Masquerade]].

* [[The Obi Wan]]: Nightingale fulfils this role to Peter. Although he verges on [[Obsolete Mentor]] a couple of times, especially when it comes to modern police methods, and this is a particular bone of contention at the end of ''Soho'' when the issue of [[Inhumanable Alien Rights]] and due process through the courts, versus just killing sentient non-human possible criminals comes up.

* [[The Obi-Wan]]: Nightingale fulfils this role to Peter. Although he verges on [[Obsolete Mentor]] a couple of times, especially when it comes to modern police methods, and this is a particular bone of contention at the end of ''Soho'' when the issue of [[Inhumanable Alien Rights]] and due process through the courts, versus just killing sentient non-human possible criminals comes up.

* [[Old Fashioned Copper]]: DCI Seawoll.

* [[Our Vampires Are Different]]: See that page for details.

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* [[Sliding Scale of Cynicism Versus Idealism]]: Waaaaay down the cynical side.

* [[The Starscream]]: Tyburn is implied to be one of these to Mama Thames in ''Rivers'' and in ''Soho'' Nightingale confirms her status, and implies that when the inevitable clash between the two comes that it might be a good time to take a holiday on another continent.

* [[Strawman Fallacy]]: In ''Soho'' when confronted with the issue of [[Inhumanable Alien Rights]], Nightingale tries to make Peter concede that he is only arguing for rights for [[What Measure Is a Non Human|non-humans]] because the perps are attractive. Peter spots the strawman there, and says that he might not have thought to argue [[What Measure Is a Non Cute|if they were grotesque]] but that just makes him "shallow, not wrong".

* [[Strawman Fallacy]]: In ''Soho'' when confronted with the issue of [[Inhumanable Alien Rights]], Nightingale tries to make Peter concede that he is only arguing for rights for [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|non-humans]] because the perps are attractive. Peter spots the strawman there, and says that he might not have thought to argue [[What Measure Is a Non-Cute?|if they were grotesque]] but that just makes him "shallow, not wrong".

* [[Sufficiently Analyzed Magic]]: Started by Newton, and Peter adds his own contributions to this when he works out why Magic and Electronic Technology are incompatible.

* [[Team Pet]]: Toby the Dog.

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* [[The Voiceless]]: Molly.

* [[Watch the Paint Job]]: That detailed description of how cool Beverly's new car is? You knew it would end up in this trope. Rioters 1: Car 0.

* [[What an Idiot]]: An In-Universe example when Dr Walid cooks up the fast acting sedative he also gives Peter a card for paramedics to read in case he stabs himself:

* [[What an Idiot!]]: An In-Universe example when Dr Walid cooks up the fast acting sedative he also gives Peter a card for paramedics to read in case he stabs himself:

{{quote| "'''Warning''': I have been stupid enough to stab myself with etorphine hydrochloride."}}

* [[Wizarding School]]: There ''used'' to be one of these. After WWII there just weren't enough people left for it to be useful though.

* [[Wizards Live Longer]]: {{spoiler|Nightingale}} certainly does, but he seems to be something of an exception.

* [[Whole Plot Reference]]: The first book, of {{spoiler|Punch And Judy}}. [[Lampshaded]] by the characters.

* [[Whole-Plot Reference]]: The first book, of {{spoiler|Punch And Judy}}. [[Lampshaded]] by the characters.

* [[World of Cardboard Speech]]: Given by Peter to Tyburn in response to her [[Reason You Suck Speech]], utterly owning her in front of her entire family including Mama Thames herself.

* [[You Do NOT Want to Know]]: Whatever it was Nightingale found in that room during ''Soho'', Peter decides he really doesn't. All we know is that the people who exhume mass graves in Rwanda and Kosovo need to be called to process it and some of what they find is not dead (yet).