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The Doctor, Fitz and Anji arrive in New Orleans in 2003, a mere 4,624 miles and 2 years from Anji's home. Rather than hop a quick transatlantic flight back to London and a whole host of emotions she's not quite ready to deal with yet, she and Fitz help the Doctor solve mystery surrounding the strange night terror the Doctor suffered that drew them to New Orleans in the first place, meeting charming Southern cops, water nymphs trapped in human form, and an [[Literature/RiversOfLondon ethically challenged magician]] in the process.

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The Doctor, Fitz and Anji arrive in New Orleans in 2003, a mere 4,624 miles and 2 years from Anji's home. Rather than hop a quick transatlantic flight back to London and a whole host of emotions she's not quite ready to deal with yet, she and Fitz help the Doctor solve mystery surrounding the strange night terror the Doctor suffered that drew them to New Orleans in the first place, meeting charming Southern cops, water nymphs trapped in human form, and an [[Literature/RiversOfLondon ethically challenged magician]] magician in the process.
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: Mrs. Flood. Turns out she's a [[spoiler:water nymph trapped by Vern Flood in an abusive marriage, and thus in human form]].

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* AmbiguouslyHuman: Mrs. Flood. Turns out she's a [[spoiler:water water nymph trapped by Vern Flood in an abusive marriage, and thus in human form]].form.



* CartwrightCurse: Not Fitz for once. [[spoiler:this happens to Anji more than one might suspect...]]

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* CartwrightCurse: Not Fitz for once. [[spoiler:this This happens to Anji more than one might suspect...]]



* PoweredByAForsakenChild: The ritual [[spoiler:Rust]] survived as a child.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: [[spoiler:Rust]]. The Doctor observes that it seems to be a common side-effect of dark magic.

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* PoweredByAForsakenChild: The ritual [[spoiler:Rust]] Rust survived as a child.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: [[spoiler:Rust]].Rust. The Doctor observes that it seems to be a common side-effect of dark magic.

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The Doctor, Fitz and Anji arrive in New Orleans in 2001, a mere 4,624 miles and [] months from Anji's home. Rather than hop a quick transatlantic flight back to London and a whole host of emotions she's not quite ready to deal with yet, she and Fitz help the Doctor solve mystery surrounding the strange night terror the Doctor suffered that drew them to New Orleans in the first place, meeting charming Southern cops, water nymphs trapped in human form, and an [[Literature/RiversOfLondon ethically challenged magician]] in the process.

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The Doctor, Fitz and Anji arrive in New Orleans in 2001, 2003, a mere 4,624 miles and [] months 2 years from Anji's home. Rather than hop a quick transatlantic flight back to London and a whole host of emotions she's not quite ready to deal with yet, she and Fitz help the Doctor solve mystery surrounding the strange night terror the Doctor suffered that drew them to New Orleans in the first place, meeting charming Southern cops, water nymphs trapped in human form, and an [[Literature/RiversOfLondon ethically challenged magician]] in the process.



* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: [[spoiler:Rust]]. The Doctor observes that it seems to be a common side-effect of dark magic.

will finish later when i have the book in front of me

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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: [[spoiler:Rust]]. The Doctor observes that it seems to be a common side-effect of dark magic.

will finish later when i have the book in front of me
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: Mrs. Flood. Turns out she's a [[spoilers:water nymph trapped by [placeholder] Flood in an abusive marriage, and thus in human form]].
* AwwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Anji berates Fitz for smoking all the time, ostensibly because the second hand smoke bothers her; she confesses to Fitz she hates his smoking because she worries he'll get sick

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* AmbiguouslyHuman: Mrs. Flood. Turns out she's a [[spoilers:water [[spoiler:water nymph trapped by [placeholder] Vern Flood in an abusive marriage, and thus in human form]].
* AwwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Anji berates Fitz for smoking all the time, ostensibly because the second hand smoke bothers her; she confesses to Fitz she hates his smoking because she worries he'll get sick



* CartwrightCurse: Not Fitz for once. [[spoilers:this happens to Anji more than one might suspect...]]

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* CartwrightCurse: Not Fitz for once. [[spoilers:this [[spoiler:this happens to Anji more than one might suspect...]]



* PoweredByAForsakenChild: The ritual [[spoilers:Rust]] survived as a child.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: [[spoilers:Rust]]. The Doctor observes that it seems to be a common side-effect of dark magic.

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* PoweredByAForsakenChild: The ritual [[spoilers:Rust]] [[spoiler:Rust]] survived as a child.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: [[spoilers:Rust]].[[spoiler:Rust]]. The Doctor observes that it seems to be a common side-effect of dark magic.
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The Doctor, Fitz and Anji arrive in New Orleans in 2001, a mere 4,624 miles and [] months from Anji's home. Rather than hop a quick transatlantic flight back to London and a whole host of emotions she's not quite ready to deal with yet, she and Fitz help the Doctor solve mystery surrounding the strange night terror the Doctor suffered that drew them to New Orleans in the first place, meeting charming Southern cops, water nymphs trapped in human form, and an [[Literature/RiversOfLondon ethically challenged magician]] in the process.

!!Tropes present in ''City of the Dead'' include:

* AbhorrentAdmirer: The Ackrees toward the Doctor
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Mrs. Flood. Turns out she's a [[spoilers:water nymph trapped by [placeholder] Flood in an abusive marriage, and thus in human form]].
* AwwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Anji berates Fitz for smoking all the time, ostensibly because the second hand smoke bothers her; she confesses to Fitz she hates his smoking because she worries he'll get sick
* TheBigEasy: This book is set in New Orleans
* CartwrightCurse: Not Fitz for once. [[spoilers:this happens to Anji more than one might suspect...]]
* ColdBloodedTorture: Dupree seems inordinately fond of this (as does Lloyd Rose)
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: The ritual [[spoilers:Rust]] survived as a child.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: [[spoilers:Rust]]. The Doctor observes that it seems to be a common side-effect of dark magic.

will finish later when i have the book in front of me

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