Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch

It's my last Book Group before I head off to places new - I'm pleased that I'll be handing over to the lovely Antonia who will keep the great group going. I've thought hard about what book to pick for my final meet-up and I think I've come up with one that combines all our favourite things - murder, magic and smashing the patriarchy. And.... it's The Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch.

"My name is Peter Grant, and I used to be a probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right-thinking people as the Metropolitan Police Service, and to everyone else as the Filth.
My story really begins when I tried to take a witness statement from a man who was already dead...

Probationary Constable Peter Grant dreams of being a detective in London's Metropolitan Police. After taking a statement from an eyewitness who happens to be a ghost, Peter comes to the attention of Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale, who investigates crimes involving magic and other manifestations of the uncanny.

Suddenly, as a wave of brutal and bizarre murders engulfs the city, Peter is plunged into a world where gods and goddesses mingle with mortals and a long-dead evil is making a comeback on a rising tide of magic."