Moon Over Soho (2011) by Ben Aaronovitch is weakest of the series I’ve read, so far.

I was reminded why I don’t much like fantasy fiction. Plot too far removed from reality.

The dialogue is still funny, but less so.

I do enjoy the police procedural details.

In this one Police constable and apprentice wizard Peter Grant investigates a series of bizarre, magically-linked deaths in the jazz scene of London’s Soho district.

It’s personal to Peter, as his father is a jazz musician.

The Threat: Vicious creatures are stalking Soho, feeding on the innate creative talents and beauty of musicians, leaving ruin behind.

Key Characters: Peter is assisted by his wizard mentor, Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale, and Simone Fitzwilliam, a beautiful jazz journalist and ex-lover of the first victim