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Rivers of London Vol. 1: Body Work Deluxe Writers' Edition
Series: Rivers of London
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In this volume, his investigation starts with a driverless car on a deadly rampage but soon unravels connections involving a Bosnian refugee, England's most haunted vehicle, teenagers under the influence of Ketamine, and a sinister wooden bench.
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Grant is part of a very special London police unit. Full-time cop and part-time wizard, he works on rather unusual crimes—those that involve magic and the general weirdness that permeates London's dark underbelly.
His latest case begins with a perfectly innocent car on a homicidal killing spree—without a driver. But, before you know it, there's a Bosnian refugee, the Most Haunted Car in England, a bunch of teenagers loaded on Ketamine, and a seemingly harmless wooden bench with the darkest of pasts...
Experience the intrigue and mystery in Rivers of London Vol. 1: Body Work Deluxe Writers' Edition by Andrew Cartmel and Ben Aaronovitch.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781787736252
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 06 July 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Titan Comics
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Lee Sullivan
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Weight: 567g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Andrew Cartmel began a long and varied career in TV and publishing when he was hired as script editor on Doctor Who in 1986. He had a major (and very positive) impact on the final years of the original run of the TV show. He has recently completed a comedy for the London stage, Screwball, and is also writing the Vinyl Detective series of crime novels for Titan Books; the fourth, Flip Back, will be available soon. In his spare time, he likes to do stand-up comedy.
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