And he bloody well does it again ... if you know Ben Aaronvitch, you'll also know he's behind two of the very best Dr. Who serials ever ('Remembrance of the Daleks' and 'Battlefield'), and that he's been an excellent reason to read New Adventure books and listen to Big Finish audio dramas. And if you didn't know, you do now.

It is therefor I boggle. 'cause he does this again and again: write excellent books. Truly excellent, not the current, inflation-ridden 'excellent' thrown out too often to convince a body something was worth paying money for.

No, this book has all the bases covered (it's well-written, with good spelling and prose; the plot is internally consistent, and not a single veggiesaurus is in sight), the story put down and bedded in, and the characters very nicely thrown out of their comfortable little slots and into the big, and in the case of poor PC Grant, really, really dangerous world.

He thought he knew how to be a wizard, did he? HAH! He was certain he knew how to be a boyfriend? Double HAH! He was convinced he knew policing? Double HAH with sugar on top.

Yep. Ben did it again: HIGHLY recommended for being funny, entertaining, and thrilling.