Just finished up Ben Aaronovitch's
Foxglove Summer. Number five in a series starring Peter Grant (constable and apprentice practitioner) which blends police procedural and urban fantasy.
Foxglove Summer was a nice change of pace from the previous installments, taking Peter out of London and away from his mentor as he helps a rural community investigate a mystery surrounding two missing children. There's nothing mind-blowing here, but I often find these short books to be entertaining "palate cleansers" when I'm not looking for anything "heavy" and/or challenging. They're very cumulative, so don't start anywhere but the beginning if you pick them up.
Now starting
Runner by Patrick Lee. The first in a new series starring Sam Dryden. I read Lee's earlier Breach Trilogy, and while I thought it might have gone a bit "off the rails" toward the end, I still enjoyed the frenetically-paced Thriller/Conspiracy/SF tale. Enough to give this new series a shot, anyway!
