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What do you get when you combine the mystery hiding under the Thames, the drug fueled partying of Spring Breakers and the epic drama of Pulp Fiction? Ben Aaronovitch’s latest miniseries in the Rivers of London franchise, Water Weed, of course. 

After stumbling upon a drug deal in progress, the misbehaved river goddesses, Chelsea and Olympia, trick the dealers into giving them a piece of the product. Hoping to earn a few extra quid on the side, the women had no idea the tangled web they were pulling themselves into. This disturbing new drug made from a powerful weed causes the magically inclined to suffer strange, vestigia-like side effects. Naturally there is no one better to tackle the case than Detective Peter Grant and DCI Thomas Nightingale. 

But as they’re pulled deeper into this sordid cannabis-smuggling operation, the rag tag team of investigators unwittingly provoked the anger of the mastermind behind the cartel. In the firing line for an escalating campaign of revenge, can they really hope to succeed against London’s new queenpin of crime, Hoodette? Pick up your copy and find out!

Ben Aaronovitch, along with Andrew Cartmel, expertly combines humor, intrigue and thrills into one majorly enjoyable crisis. Coupled with the detailed and imaginative images by Lee Sullivan, make this a can’t miss issue. 

–Braelynn Bowersox