Collected volume 9 · Spoiler-light
Monday, Monday
A spoiler-light guide to Monday, Monday, volume 9 of the Rivers of London collected graphic novels.
The edition desk
- Writers
- Ben Aaronovitch; Andrew Cartmel
- Artists
- José María Beroy
- Colourist
- Not named in the linked collected-edition record
- Letterer
- Not named in the linked collected-edition record
- Collected issues
- 1–4
- Collection date (publisher/distributor territory)
- 30 November 2021
- Paperback ISBN
- 9781787736269
Creator listings can omit production roles. We identify a colourist only where the publisher's collected record supplies the name; lettering needs an issue-level credit check. Titan collection record (opens in a new tab)↗
Where it fits
After Amongst Our Weapons in story order. Compare the complete reading order →
Spoiler-light outline
The ninth collection returns to a contemporary investigation in the comic strand. Its place after Amongst Our Weapons in the site's story order gives readers a route into it without spelling out any major development from the novels. Peter's casework remains the entry point, while the title withholds more than it explains. This page leaves the specific conflict and resolution to the book.
Why it’s worth reading
By this point the comic sequence has earned an everyday rhythm of its own. A returning reader brings knowledge of the Folly, the Met and the river-connected city, so a new case need not reintroduce every rule. The pleasure is in seeing how that familiar working environment responds when something unfamiliar appears. The artwork credited to José María Beroy gives the later collections a visual identity distinct from the earliest volumes. Read the composition as well as the dialogue: who occupies the frame, what part of a location is emphasised, and how a pause affects the sense of suspicion. Those choices are part of detective storytelling, not decoration around it. I rank this as a useful continuation for someone following the whole shelf rather than a standalone recruitment pitch. Its value accumulates with the wider cast and the experience of previous cases. The ISBN belongs to the collected paperback, which brings the four original issues together as one volume.
Case notes · open after reading
After finishing, look again at how the artwork directs your attention before a character names a clue. Consider which relationships carry into later cases. This discussion is deliberately limited here; the collection itself should supply its answers.