Chapter 8, “Uninvited Guests” (p. 132)
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After a slow start the police have taken to mobile technology in a big way—mainly because it means you can pretend to work anywhere: at home, the canteen, the local boozer.

— Ben Aaronovitch

What It Means

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Ben Aaronovitch

About Ben Aaronovitch

Ben Dylan Aaronovitch (born February 1964) is an English author and screenwriter.