Memoria

Memoria is a new horror-noir e-comic from Comixology Originals. It follows an aged and terminally ill detective, Tom Reynolds, and a young cop who drinks too much, Frank Daniels.  The two are partners assigned with solving an unsolvable crime. Photos are found of women who are bound, gagged and dead. Our duo is not even sure if the photos are legitimate. No DNA or fingerprints are on the photos. They decide to visit the last known residence of a hometown criminal, Samuel Crawford, to ask questions. However, his mother reminds them that she reported her son missing several years ago and that the police did nothing to try and find him. Soon the duo begin to unravel a conspiracy that points to the existence of a prolific serial killer. News reporter Maria Server is chasing down her own leads on the case and begins to believe that information has been buried by the police department. She acts as a third detective for the story.  

Noir is not a genre I enjoy. However, Memoria had a good plot which moved fast. There were several twists and turns during the investigation and it felt like a mainstream mystery story to me. The porno movie ring run by the town's wealthiest family was believable. As the duo continued to uncover more missing girls, as well as missing known crooks, they have a meeting with their boss. During the meeting they are surprised that the porn angle cannot be followed because there is no link to the killings. Well, they felt that there was but the police chief seemed to be covering up the activities of the town's most powerful men.  There is much more to this story.

Memoria was a fun read.  I am rating it 4 out of 5 stars.