False Value: Book 8 in the #1 bestselling Rivers of London series (A Rivers of London novel)

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This book focuses on how globalizing is realized over time, in companies that start from a narrow geographic base. It may not be all that surprising, but the fact that it happened and could very well happen again makes my mind sparkle with the possibilities. Just finished my second listen through and this is another great addition to the ‘Rivers of London’ series. I did appreciate the explanation Peter gives at one point about how ‘magic’ might force he and Bev’s relationship into different places, but I think that one’s out of the barn, so to speak.

We find out what’s happening with Beverley (more than the others, since she IS going to give birth to Peter’s twins), Abigail, Molly, Guleed, Seawoll, Agent Reynolds and Nightingale, but they are all there just to give Peter an assist. Fans of Jim Butcher’s fabulously well to do Harry Dresden series may have noticed that some of the books wore thin and lost some of the early charm, but were still good books, still fun, still drawing on and expending the magic world building. If you asked what was my favorite, I’d have to say Rivers of London since it got this amazing world building started.Hopefully, a second listen-through can redeem it, but there is no way that should be a thing for an Aaronovitch book.

There were so many things I enjoyed about this installment, and those things brought back all the good feelings I had when I first started the series all those years ago. I’ve a couple of books to read for book group and don’t want to have anything to tempting to read on my kindle lest I distract myself, so I’ll treat myself once I finish the duty-reads. Starting to feel like there have been too many Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy references in this review already?Skinner is in London via Silicon Valley about to launch something that he says is going to be a game changer. I think her name is mentioned once or twice but she isn’t part of this story and for that I’m grateful.