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Alias: Omnibus

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Jessica Jones, Vol. 1: Uncaged!

Brian Michael Bendis Β· 138 pages

"Jessica Jones, a former costumed super hero, is now the owner and sole employee of Alias Investigations-- a small private investigative firm. But dark sercrets from her super hero past haunt her, affecting her relationships and happiness" -- title page.

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Alias, Vol. 1

Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Gaydos Β· 208 pages

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X-Factor, Vol. 1: The Longest Night

Peter David, Ryan Sook Β· 144 pages

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Pulp

Charles Bukowski Β· 192 pages

Charles Bukowski is one of America's best-known contemporary writers of poetry and prose, and, many would claim, its most influential and imitated poet. He was born in Andernach, Germany, and raised in Los Angeles, where he lived for fifty years. He published his first story in 1944, when he was twenty-four, and began writing poetry at the age of thirty-five. He died in San Pedro, California, on M

Private InvestigatorDetective ProtagonistDialogue-HeavyAnti-Hero
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The Cuckoo's Calling

J.K. Rowling Β· 480 pages

After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one client, and creditors are calling. He has also just broken up with his longtime girlfriend and is living in his office. Then John Bristow walks through his door with an amazing story: His sister, thelegendary supermodel Lula Landry, known to her friends as the

Private InvestigatorDetective ProtagonistPTSDFemale Lead
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The Long Goodbye

Raymond Chandler Β· 324 pages

In noir master Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye, Philip Marlowe befriends a down on his luck war veteran with the scars to prove it. Then he finds out that Terry Lennox has a very wealthy nymphomaniac wife, whom he divorced and remarried and who ends up dead. And now Lennox is on the lam and the cops and a crazy gangster are after Marlowe.

Private InvestigatorDetective ProtagonistAnti-HeroDialogue-Heavy
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Spider-Woman: Shifting Gears, Volume 1: Baby Talk

Dennis Hopeless

Jessica Drew is a private investigator, a super hero and...a mom-to-be? Since we last saw her, Spider-Woman's got a whole new responsibility -now she's adventuring for two! Ben Urich and Porcupine are still along for the ride -in fact, half the time they won't even let Jess leave the car! How's a gal supposed to save the day when her friends are being all overprotective? Then, Spider-Woman will be

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Hawkeye: Kate Bishop, Vol. 1: Anchor Points

Kelly Thompson Β· 202 pages

Remember Hawkeye? No, not that Hawkeye - your favorite Hawkeye, the former Young Avenger, the butt-kicking hero who had to save that other Hawkguy all the time and basically keep his life in some semblance of order. Yup, you know her, it's the dazzling Kate Bishop - making her solo comics debut! Kate is heading back out west and returning to Los Angeles, with her bow and arrow and P.I. badge in to

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Batman: The Long Halloween

Jeph Loeb Β· 369 pages

Unaware of being watched, Batman pursues villains including Killer Croc and Poison Ivy, and discovers that Poison Ivy's latest plan will require that he ally himself with Catwoman in order to defeat his old friend Superman.

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Stumptown, Vol. 1

Greg Rucka, Matthew Southworth

A graphic novel "noir" crime story set in Portland, Oregon.

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The Pulse, Vol. 1: Thin Air

Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Bagley Β· 128 pages

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X-Factor, Vol. 3: Many Lives of Madrox

Peter David Β· 120 pages

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Witchblade Deluxe Collected Edition

David Wohl, Michael Lane Turner, Christina Z. Β· 192 pages

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X-Factor: The Only Game In Town

Peter David, Pablo Raimondi Β· 144 pages

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Empire State

Adam Christopher Β· 445 pages

"It's a parallel-universe, Prohibition-era world of mooks and shamuses that is the twisted magic mirror to our bustling Big Apple. It's a city where sinister characters lurk around every corner while the great superheroes who once kept the streets safe have fallen into deadly rivalries and feuds. Not that its colourful residents know anything about the real New York ... until detective Rad Bradley

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Gotham Central Book Three: On the Freak Beat

Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker Β· 221 pages

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Arctic-Nation

Juan Diaz Canales, Juanjo Guarnido Β· 72 pages

Private InvestigatorGraphic Novel & MangaDetective ProtagonistDark
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Watchmen

Alan Moore Β· 416 pages

"This book examines each of the series' twelve issues in unprecedented detail, moving page by page and panel by panel to reveal the hidden foundations of this milestone in modern storytelling. Edited with notes by Leslie S. Klinger, this new edition draws upon critical and scholastic commentary, in-depth interviews with Dave Gibbons, and previously unseen original source material. Klinger provides

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The Boys Omnibus Vol. 1

Garth Ennis Β· 354 pages

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The Thin Man

Dashiell Hammett Β· 197 pages

Nick and Nora Charles are Hammett's most enchanting creations, a rich, glamorous couple who solve homicides in between wisecracks and martinis. At once knowing and unabashedly romantic, The Thin Man is a murder mystery that doubles as a sophisticated comedy of manners.

Private InvestigatorDetective ProtagonistSubstance AbuseNew York City
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Batman: Year One

Frank Miller Β· 144 pages

"A man doesn't live forever-- a legend does. From the moment he declared war on crime, the Batman knew his story would eventually come to an end. But for each soul he has touched, either as an ally or an enemy, a lover or a friend, an inspiration or an obsession, the life of the Dark Knight-- and its tragic conclusion-- is viewed differently. Now those closest to the Caped Crusader gather for his

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Powers, Vol. 2: Roleplay

Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming Β· 112 pages

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Holly

Stephen King Β· 598 pages

When Penny Dahl calls the Finders Keepers detective agency hoping for help locating her missing daughter, Holly is reluctant to accept the case. Her partner, Pete, has Covid. Her (very complicated) mother has just died. And Holly is meant to be on leave. But something in Penny Dahl’s desperate voice makes it impossible for Holly to turn her down. Mere blocks from where Bonnie Dahl disappeared l

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