GRAPHIC NOVELS

Rivers of London: Body Work

Aaronovitch, Ben & Lee Sullivan & Luis Guerrero (illus.). Titan Comics. Apr. 2016. 128p. ISBN 9781782761877. pap. $14.99; ebk. ISBN 9781782768418. MYS/CRIME
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Rivers of London: Body Work is an extension of the universe created in Aaronovitch's "Rivers of London" urban fantasy police procedural series. Writer Cartmel (Doctor Who TV series) coauthors the story's transition to the comic format, with artists Sullivan (Doctor Who comics) and Guerrero (The Troop) providing the elegant illustrations. Supernatural forces are intrinsic to England, so naturally there is an entire branch of the Metropolitan Police to clean up the messes of that nature. Constable Peter Grant, Det. Constable Sahra Guleed, and DCI Thomas Nightingale make up the team tasked with investigating the lethal and spiritual possession of BMWs across the London metropolitan area. The special unit of the police otherwise known as the Folly or Falcon makes quick work of finding the source of an angry and tortured spirit accidentally released from the medieval depths of time. Tracing the hauntings to its origin is the group's responsibility, especially under the threat of more innocent deaths.
VERDICT Fans of police investigative dramas and sf will enjoy this story, which shares similar features with Antony Johnston and Justin Greenwood's The Fuse.
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