The Man Who Sold the World — Iain Benson

After an experiment that went disastrously right levels Istanbul, James London uncovers a plot by a Turkish Mafia boss to bring the global economy to its knees by flooding it with gold.

Accompanied by a mysterious teenager calling himself Zee and a Turkish chemist, London travels around this world and beyond in his trusty Volvo to find the solution to the Universal Solvent.

Meanwhile, DS Louise Sargant wants to stop the assassination attempts on the Nation's Favourite Chef, Nigella Lawson; even if it drops her into the weirdest case of her career.

Along the way London meets Titans and gods, finds out how some taxi drivers can get around London in moments, battle immortals, uncover the real story behind Eden and discover why it takes so long to get to Cornwall.

This is the third book in the James London series that began with It's a Kind of Magic and continued with 2000 Lightyears from Home.