As soon as I finished reading it, I found out that it had made into a Graphic Novel and I immediately bought it but haven’t read it until now. I loved the anthology as a whole but Murder Mysteries was my favourite story. This unique passion play sheds light on the hands behind creation, as well as one lonely man in Los Angeles who gets to hear the whole story of a most unspeakable crime: a murder in paradise!Īna: Murder Mysteries was first published as a short story in the Smoke and Mirrors anthology which I read and reviewed last year.
As with any such huge effort, there are bound to be casualties. Why did we read the book: Because it’s Neil Gaiman.Ĭonstructing and maintaining all of heaven and earth is an immense task, which God has divided up amongst the various ranks and stations of angels. It was also adapted earlier into a radio drama – narrated by none other than Michael Emerson (aka Benjamin “Bug-eyed Bastard” Linus, from LOST). Stand alone or series: This graphic novel is actually an adaptation of a short story by Neil Gaiman in his Angels and Visitations and Smoke and Mirrors anthologies, of the same title. Here goes…Īuthor: Neil Gaiman (Writer) and P. In part to celebrate making it on the shortlist for Best Graphic Novel Blog, we will take this meme opportunity to turn today into a Neil Gaiman Spotlight, and offer a joint review of Murder Mysteries. We find that there is really only one word that can possibly describe how awesome he is and that word is: supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ( Thea: Or “Ineffable.” You know, in the spirit of Good Omens.)Īnd, friends, this about as brief as it’s going to get. Q: Is there a specific book or author that you find yourself recommending over and over?Īna and Thea: HELL YES and that would be His Holy Awesomeness, Neil Gaiman. Or choose a picture to answer a question! Brevity is the goal of today!
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