Lies Sleeping

For about two-thirds of this book, the story seems fragmentary, there are a lot of different things going on but they're not especially interesting or engaging. Towards the end, it becomes more focused and exciting, but it also piles on the supernatural special effects, which tend to weaken the suspension of disbelief.The success of the series is based on bringing together the Metropolitan Police and the weird-but-plausible world of magic and more-or-less magical beings. As readers, we're willing to believe all this stuff for the length of a novel. But, when the author tries to take us to some other plane of existence outside the universe as we know it, the story begins to seem fanciful and less plausible. Fortunately, it doesn't happen often, but I'd prefer to do without it altogether. Terry Pratchett used to do something similar occasionally, which I didn't like either.At least a couple of good things happen: we finally get rid of the Faceless Man, and Molly becomes happier, gaining a companion of her own kind.Mr Punch created mayhem in [b:Rivers of London 9317452 Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1) Ben Aaronovitch https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1401385034l/9317452.SY75.jpg 13552476], and I don't think it's much of a spoiler to say that he's still hanging around in the background. I don't want him back for a repeat performance; but Lesley still has a major unresolved grudge against him. In this story, we learn more about him.