Foxglove Summer: Book 5 in the #1 bestselling Rivers of London series

Two young girls go missing in North Herefordshire. Our hero, Peter Grant is sent to ensure that some magical practitioner using 'unethical magical practices' isn't involved. After the cataclysmic events at the end of the last book Nightingale can't leave London and so our Peter is flying as the sole representative of The Folly. Magic in the country is very different from the city and Peter is very much out of his element, although he is clearly maturing as a magical detective. I really enjoyed this sortie into the English countryside., although I do miss the London setting. I found the plot easier to follow and I enjoyed the hot, hazy Summer feel to the novel. This series just goes from strength to strength and I'm loving it.

Previous book was always going to be a hard act to follow - Foxglove Summer feels more like a side story than part of the main narrative, we learn some of the back story but don't really see Peter progress as a wizard. Also you need to forgive the slow build, it takes almost to the half way point before events from the last book are mentioned.

This felt like the author had a deadline to meet. Really enjoyed the previous books in the series but this doesn't really do much to progress the characters or the sub plot. The end was so abrupt I checked to see if my edition had some pages ripped out. Disappointed.