I have nothing against the Waugh, other than the very high price for a very short book, but Midnight Riot/Rivers of London is such a good book I'd really like to see it win. And I say that knowing that some people will be inclined to dismiss it based on "type" (it can't decide if it's Urban Fantasy or Police Procedural), thinking it isn't for them. It is. It's a delightfully witty book, and even my DW, who does not read anything classified as Urban Fantasy, ever, loved it.
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