It might get cleared up in the future, but Peter's FBI friend is seriously out of the loop, which is something that sort of seemed likely when he kept positioning her as the One Woman Magic Squad. With his girlfriend Beverley’s pregnancy and the death of Martin Chorley, once known as the Faceless Man, Peter is entering a new chapter of life. I was wondering how Aaronovitch was going to fit in and pull off Peter’s parenthood with the same entertaining aplomb that he has all the other elements in the series. It makes since; Aaronovitch tends to be light on descriptives, so a good actor can bring the character to life. If you asked me what my least favorite was I would first state that I like them all, they are all excellent and I enjoy listening to them all.

Examples include novels by Ilona Andrews, Mary Balogh, Aster Glenn Gray, Helen Hoang, Piper Huguley, Lisa Kleypas, Jeannie Lin, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Naomi Novik, Nalini Singh, and Megan Whalen Turner. Whereas the last two books in the series had big casts, a frenetic pace and a lot going on, this one felt more back-to-basics, with a tighter focus on Peter and the people he’s close to.It’s hard to say much about the story because of spoilers, but there was a twist I guessed at ahead of time, too. I’d encourage you to try the first book if you’re unfamiliar with the series, but I’m sad to say that I won’t be reading any more of Rivers of London. Enough of a fan to finally 5-star the previous installment, Lies Sleeping, which was the first 5-star for me in this series.

The magic that we know and love about the series is still as prominent as ever, and things from previous books make appearances, including demon traps, talking foxes, and the magic-erasing properties of Molly’s ‘cousin’ Foxglove. But my main concern hearkened back to the earlier novels when it was established that technology tends to fry around magic.I did like the comment from his dad that the only time he doesn’t think about playing is when he’s playing.

There are lots of new players – Peter’s new boss, Tyrel Johnson (and his family), the company’s owner, Terrence Skinner, and a bunch of tech guys that work at Serious Cybernetics with Peter. Hopefully, a second listen-through can redeem it, but there is no way that should be a thing for an urban fantasy. A technology that stretches back to Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage and forward to the future of artificial intelligence.He can work on whatever he wants from now on and I won't make snide comments as long as he keeps on producing this level of quality. Aaronovitch’s magnificent world and magic building is again center stage, Peter Grant is again investigating a crime and doing so amidst an attractive urban fantasy setting. As a series wends on, satisfying the readerly demand of "each one different from all the others" grows almost as hard to satisfy as "each one better than all the others.

Peter is as vague as possible when he explains why, so as not to invoke the dreaded words, “special assessment unit,” (the police unit in charge of supernatural cases).Leaving his old police life behind, he takes a job with Silicon Valley tech genius Terrence Skinner's new London start up: the Serious Cybernetics Corporation. I think her name is mentioned once or twice but she isn’t part of this story and for that I’m grateful. Rather than sit around, he takes a job with emigre Silicon Valley tech genius Terrence Skinner’s brand new London start up – the Serious Cybernetics Company.