Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch

January 14, 2018

A friend in Wales told me to believe everything Ben Aaronovitch’s books say about London, and, even more so. That means underground London is even more interesting than Paris with its catacombs. Peter Grant, police constable and wizard-in-training, has the...

The Long Arm of the Law: edited by Martin Edwards

January 03, 2018

I always learn something when I read the British Crime Classics edited by Martin Edwards. Edwards never disappoints. The choice of stories is always interesting, and his introductions are lessons in the history of crime writing. As a fan of police procedurals, I...

An Aegean April by Jeffrey Siger

January 02, 2018

I learned more about the refugee and political crisis in Europe from Jeffrey Siger’s latest Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis mystery than I did from all the news I read or watch. At the same time,An Aegean April was a compelling story with a wonderful twist at the...

Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch

December 27, 2017

Here’s what I’ve learned after reading just two books in Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London urban fantasy series. It doesn’t pay to be Peter Grant’s girlfriend. Moon Over Soho, the second book in the series, provides another series of...

Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch

December 26, 2017

A friend told me years ago to read Ben Aaronovitch. And, I read the book back then. This time, when I read Midnight Riot, the first Peter Grant, I must have been in the moon for a combination of Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files and Simon R. Green....