Book Review: False Value (Rivers of London #8), by Ben Aaronovitch

I’ve been following Peter Grant’s adventures, so was happy to delve in to this new instalment.

What to expect

This novel is the first after the closure of the previous arc in Lies Sleeping. None of the old enemies appear (though don’t worry, the good side-characters are still there), and instead more of the world and background of magic is explored.

Without going into spoilers, DC Grant’s current case involves some magical technology — old ways and new ways of...