"Lapham, an Eisner Award winner (for
Stray Bullets), has expertly crafted a tale with great dialog. His
well-paced panels of stark black-and-white illustration convey the story's
movement through the dark recesses of his narrative." - Library Journal
(Starred Review)
"Very nifty,
so much so that this mainstream edition of a decadeold indie original is as
welcome a revival as can be." --
Booklist
After a decade
out-of-print, another great El Capitán graphic novel returns!
Hanging from the ceiling fan in their
lavish Hollywood home. That's where Steven Russell finds his estranged wife, a
tear-stained note in her pocket pouring out years of pain and regret. Is it
suicide? The police think so. But his wife's rich and powerful family is
convinced otherwise, and they'll do everything in their power to make him pay.
As Steven's life is systematically destroyed by a lascivious private detective,
a chance meeting with an old friend drives him back toward a simpler time when
the world was full of hope-to a downtrodden neighborhood he had long left behind
and a fateful reunion with a woman who loved
him....
David Lapham's love letter to
classic noir takes you down the long, dark road of obsession, sex, betrayal, and
murder. Peeling back the carefully constructed facades of each character, he
exposes the true nature of their humanity and propels you toward a final,
horrifying revelation.
"The chapters in this book were originally published by El Capitâan Books in issues #1-9 of the comic book Murder me dead and in the collected volume Murder me dead."--Indicia.
