Ben Aaronovitch has written some
fascinating urban fantasy set in London, beginning with Midnight Riot. Our
point of view character is a young police constable named Peter Grant, who
meets a ghost while investigating a crime near Covent Garden. He is recruited
into a special branch of the Met which is responsible for supernatural crime,
and begins his training as a wizard under the guidance of the last sanctioned
wizard in England. All is not as it seems, of course, and not only must he
track down a ghost committing crimes to the script of a Punch and Judy show,
but he must broker a peace between the personifications of the rivers of
London. Aaronovitch's writing is fluid, lucid, and evocative, with some truly
delightful passages. Next up: Moon Over Soho.
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