10 New Mystery and Thriller Graphic Novels to Devour

When a contestant is poisoned on the nation’s most beloved cooking show, UK Bakery Tent, Shauna decides to take matters into her own hands. Trying not to get eliminated is hard enough with the likes of Pete Holyrood and Fanny Cradock judging your bakes, but when you’re also trying to solve a murder, well, things really start to heat up. This wacky murder mystery graphic novel doesn’t take itself seriously, and that’s one of the best things about it. It’s just a murder of a good time.

Two newcomers to St. Augustine, Florida find themselves in the middle of a supernatural conspiracy when the town’s 450th anniversary ends in bloodshed — bloodshed disgraced journalist Jean McKnight believes is linked to St. Augustine’s colonial past. The deeper they dig, the more disturbing their discoveries. But where is the line between investigation and vengeance?

A master thief in desperate need of paying off some debts learns that the grandmother who raised him is actually an infamous cat burglar herself — and she wants him to join her team. But when Nana is attacked by the same mysterious man who has been trying to get Felix to join his own crime syndicate, Felix finds himself on the run from thieves and crime bosses on every side. Can he clear his name before Schrodinger or his grandmother’s Kit Kat Crime Syndicate catch up with him?

A investigative podcaster and the woman she’s investigating become an unlikely duo in this action thriller about finding your family and getting revenge. Sprout uses polaroid photographs to communicate, leaving them behind at her crime scenes. Serena wants to know why. Unfortunately, her investigation now has her in the crosshairs of the very people Sprout is trying to take down. Good thing Sprout’s not about to let anyone she cares about get hurt.

In this dark, thriller reimagining of the West African folklore of Anansi, a family returns to Alabama to care for their aging matriarch, Vassie, who’s suffering from dementia. But Vassie is more than she appears; she’s the last in a long line of root women caring for the community since they were enslaved on a local plantation. The eldest Turner daughter, Patsy, is suspicious. Why is the town so fearful of her grandmother? What she finds is far worse than she ever could’ve imagined.

A missing father and a mysterious Antarctic research base are at the heart of this graphic novel exploring a multiverse of possibilities. Hannah never got over the disappearance of her father. She’s been chasing after him in one way or another ever sense. Now, that search has brought her to a research base in Antarctica where she believes he was once stationed. But when an identical base shows up shortly after her arrival, it appears that the mystery — and danger — run far deeper than she ever could’ve imagined.

In this Bonnie and Clyde tale of post WWI aviation, two young barnstormers meet and fall in love. But their story isn’t quite that simple. When they’re suspected of a horrific crime, Hawk and Tillie only grow closer together, sharing their secrets and running from the law. Can they keep up the death-defying act when everyone is after them or will their story come to a fiery end?

Following their collaboration on The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, Ram V and Filipe Andrade are back together again for a supernatural romp about a demonic entity who wants to become the next Anthony Bourdain and the filmmaker he ropes into following him around. Little does Mo know he’s working for a being with inhuman tastes. With detectives and assassins alike after them, how long will Rubin be able to keep up his celebrity chef facade? And how long will Mo stick around once he realizes exactly who’s he working for?

Release date: September 17, 2024

In a small cozy town filled with animals, serial killer bear Samantha Strong is incensed when another killer breaks her cardinal rule: don’t kill the locals. Now, Samantha will have to track down her rival and put a stop to their killing spree before chaos rips apart her beloved town — or worse: the sheriff starts to sniff her out.

Release date: November 19, 2024

When Jill returns to school after her mother’s disappearance, everyone is obsessed with a new true crime subscription box. Each box is personally curated. But Jill’s seems a little too personal. The clues seem to relate to some very real disappearances in Jill’s hometown, and it might just lead to a killer. Can Jill and her friends connect the clues before one of them goes missing next?