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After the disappearance of two girls in Herefordshire, PC Grant finds himself assisting with the investigation. It may be countryside rather than the London patch he's used to, but crime is crime, especially when there's a supernatural element to it. He also has a little help and comfort from his home patch to augment the ethereal beings… just in case. And remember Lesley and ''that'' taser moment? She's not exactly totally off the scene either.
I have an admission to make: ever since that first head exploded in front of a younger, greener Met police PC Peter Grant in ''Rivers of London'' I have been a huge Grant – and [:Category:Ben Aaronovitch|Ben Aaronovitch]] – fan. If you don’t take too kindly to exploding heads and/or know nothing of the copper who discovered there was an undercurrent of magic running through the city (and some of its wrongdoers, a la [[The Midnight Mayor: A Matthew Swift Novel by Kate Griffin|Midnight Mayor]] ) ''Foxglove Summer'' is a great place to start; as superlative a stand-alone as it is a next in series.
Throughout ''Foxglove'' Ben refers back to some of the occurrences in [[Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch|Book 4]] but only enough to encourage a back read rather than to spoil. Also the feel of ''Foxglove'' is a lot gentler than some of the good constable's previous outings, fitting in with the English/Welsh countryside theme. However this is still not a book for the kiddies as there's swearing (in context when things get more than dicey) and some less than subtle coupling, although sometimes comically narrated rather than erotically or slushy... slushily… well you get the idea!
