Tectiv GN Vol 01 Noirtopia

'When her best friend vanishes, Bingo Finder the only literate person in a post-apocalyptic L.A. turns to her beloved, ancient books for inspiration, becoming the first detective in centuries. But to solve this mystery, Bingo must fight for her own life and uncover a conspiracy within this fragile civilization. Bingo and every other teen in the sprawling farming village of Ellay knows the tales of the old days of how their great-great-great-grandparents rebuilt what was left of society after some apocalypse or whatever. But thats ancient history. Boring. Nah, for Bingos generation, today is about staying busy distracted, even while tilling the reclaimed City of Industry fields or unloading barges at the seedy port of Bel Air. Or in Bingos case, scavenging ruins for artifacts to upcycle and trade at the bartering bazaars including Bingos favorite leftovers, these old things called books. Ever heard of em? Her favorites are the TECTIV books, the ones about men who walked rain-slicked streets at night in hats and trench coats. They searched for answers in a city called L.A., just like Bingo. It was their job. And after the sudden disappearance of her best friend, Fenn, Bingo decides thats what shes gonna have to be if she wants to get answers a new kind of TECTIV for a new world. Because everyone may believe Fenn's disappearance was the first crime in a long time. But Bingos about to learn that it wasnt. And it sure wont be the last...'