A review by thecosymoose
Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

4.5

Like Terry Pratchett's Soul Music, this novel feels like the punchline was written first then the rest of the book was built around it. It's a good punchline though, and the book is an enjoyable read. Once again, Peter Grant gets to leave London briefly - after all, it's not fair that they get ALL the chaos that usually follows him. Heading north to Manchester, we get to learn more about DCI Seawoll. First seen in the opening novel of the Rivers of London series, subsequent books have peeled back layers of the gruff no-nonsense Northerner, who's had to put up with far too much nonsense since the Folly became more active.