The Case of the Missing Men - by Kris Bertin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Highly acclaimed author teams with newcomer artist to create a dystopian homage to the Nancy Drew / Hardy Boys series.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Kris Bertin's stories are a revelation, a triumph--each stamped with the mark of a new and rising genius. --David Adams Richards</p><p><i>The Case of the Missing Men</i> is the first part of an ongoing mystery thriller set in a strange and remote East Coast village called Hobtown. The story follows a gang of young teens who have made it their business to investigate each and every one of their town's bizarre occurrences as The Teen Detective Club (a registered afterschool program). Their small world of missing pets and shed-fires is turned upside down when real-life kid adventurer and globetrotter Sam Finch comes to town and enlists them in their first real case--the search for his missing father. In doing so, he and the teens stumble upon a terrifying world of rural secret societies, weird-but-true folk mythology, subterranean lairs, and an occultist who can turn men into dogs. <i>The Case of The Missing Men</i> is at turns funny, intriguing, eerie, and endearing, and is beautifully illustrated in a style reminiscent of classic children's pulp series like Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys.</p><p><b>Kris Bertin</b> and <b>Alexander Forbes</b> are childhood friends who trained in separate disciplines in order to reunite as adults and make comic books. Alexander Forbes is an artist and graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and Kris Bertin is the author of the short story collection <i>Bad Things Happen</i> (Biblioasis, 2016). They are both from Lincoln, New Brunswick, and both live in Halifax, Nova Scotia.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"...an exceptional, odd mystery." -- Publisher's Weekly (starred review)-- "Publisher's Weekly (starred review)"<br><br>"The Case of the Missing Men is truly a page-turner, with meticulous black-and-white line drawings that are incredibly nuanced and deft at creating suspense." -- The Coast-- "The Coast"<br><br>"There's a fullness of vision that makes The Case of the Missing Men so readable and rereadable. There are perfect images in here that will stick with you like scars." -- Bookshelf.ca-- "Bookshelf.ca"<br><br>I'm also eager[ly] anticipating the start of an unconventional graphic mystery, The Case of the Missing Men by Canadian collaborators Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes--Paul Gravett "http: //www.paulgravett.com/articles/article/top_26_graphic_novels_comics_manga1"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Kris Bertin is a writer from Halifax, NS with work featured in The Walrus, The Malahat Review, TNQ, PRISM International and many others. He is a two-time winner of the Jack Hodgins' Founders' Award for Fiction and has had his work anthologized in The Journey Prize Anthology, Oberon's Coming Attractions and EXILE's CVC Anthology. His first book of short stories, entitled BAD THINGS HAPPEN is published by Biblioasis. <p/>Alexander Forbes is a graduate of the Nova Scotia School of Art and Design.
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