Chew Volume 1: Taster’s Choice – John Layman and Rob Guillory

Here’s an interesting concept for a story – a plague of bird flu has made chicken illegal, driving an underground market for it, and the FDA is therefore one of the most powerful government agencies. Tony Chu is a Cibopath, which means he can get psychic impressions from anything he eats. He’s also a detective, and a good one, if he can eat something he wants clues from. That’s how he gets hired by the FDA.

This is the introductory volume, where we meet an interesting cast of characters, some with some other interesting abilities, and find out that there’s far more than meets the eye about the whole bird flu thing, so that’s clearly a central story. It’s an interesting set up for a very interesting concept.