These graphic novel additions to the Grant/Nightingale world continue to be consistently good. It was fun to see Abigail in action in this installment. ( )

Mmmmm, good story. Hopefully this doesn't break Abigail and Dan Russell's friendship permanently. ( )

Peter Grant investigates a child kidnapping that pulls in his apprentice and includes talking foxes (who make an appearance in False Value). It involves a hunt that becomes twisted and the people involved have to face the wrath of the Folly. ( )

This is pretty average for the Rivers of London comics. It’s good fun, with a kind of kooky story and over-the-top villains, and nods to both the greater ‘verse and to British lore. Most of the action is Abigail and Guleed, who get to be awesome in the foreground instead of the background for once. The ransom plot and the villains’ master plan are also somewhat different from the norm, though it’s about where my suspension of disbelief seems to tap out for this series. The obsession just felt fictional, y’know?

It’s a pretty fast read and even though I largely enjoyed it and liked that Aaronvitch is still pulling from all over for his stories, it still felt reasonably predictable. Like, nobody was really in danger, the folks at the Folly would save the day if the women didn’t get there first, and at least one of the reveals wasn’t. I’ve read more exciting volumes, but I’ve also read weaker. I do hope we see the foxes and that bit of the world again, though. That’s got some good potential.

Warnings: Kidnapping and imprisonment of humans and animals. Evil Russians and British aristocrats. Allusions to fox hunting. Attempted murder.

6/10 ( )

Review to come ( )