Ben Aaronovitch is the acclaimed author of the supernatural police procedural “Rivers of London” series. It wasn’t always plain sailing for him though.

After some success early in his career which saw him script episodes of Doctor Who and Casualty he was soon forced to take a job at Waterstones in Covent Garden as the writing work dried up. It was here though that he decided to take matters into his own hands and began writing his own novels.

We joined him back in Covent Garden as he revisited his old work place and took part in April 2015’s City Read event.