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Moon Over Soho<\/a><\/em> (2011) Ben Aaronovitch<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Peter Grant is not just a constable in the London\u2019s Metropolitan Police, he’s also the Met’s only apprentice magician. And while he’s governor\/master is recovering from being shot, Peter’s on his own probably more than he should be.<\/p>\n

So it is Peter who is called in when Dr. Walid discovers something unusual with what was originally thought to be a natural death.<\/p>\n

“You can’t die of jazz,” said Dr. Walid. “Can you?”<\/p>\n

I thought of Fats Navarro, Billie Holiday, and Charlie parker who, when he died, was mistaken by a coroner for a man twice his real age.<\/p>\n

“You know,” I said, “I think you’ll find you can.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I find that passage both fabulous and horribly, depressingly true.<\/p>\n

First and foremost, let me say that I appreciate that each book is its own story arc. There are bits left for the next story, but we aren’t left hanging.<\/p>\n

Second, I was very glad to see Leslie back. And although the bit at the end is a tease, I didn’t mind it because it gave hope for Leslie, which she badly needed.<\/p>\n

Thirdly, I just enjoyed the writing.<\/p>\n

“No hardware connections, no USB ports, three-inch floppy disks that they don’t make anymore–this is security through obsolescence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That really cracked me up.<\/p>\n

If you haven’t read the first book, Midnight Riot<\/a><\/em>, I highly recommend you read that first. I don’t think you’ll need to read it to understand what is happening in this book, but I think it would be worth your while.
\nRating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Del Rey<\/p>\n