This graphic novel tells the story of Madison Jackson, a journalist at Boston Lede, one of the most important newspapers in the city. One day she has the opportunity to cover a spooky murder, a fact that leads Dahlia Kennedy, the accused of the crime and who will change his life forever.

The first thing to mention when talking about this story is the good work in the graphic section of Claire Roe and Miquel Muerto. The color palette perfectly conveys the sordid story and accompanies Madison's distressing quest to discover the truth of the case. The use of purple and earth tones are totally successful, without counting on the power that blue grants to the cover.

This thriller or police novel has a solid and interesting mystery, with well-profiled characters and powerful purposes, but unfortunately the development of the story is somewhat lazy and does not fully exploit the potential of the novel. They miss several explanations. A few more pages could have been functional.

Something worth mentioning and applauding is the inclusion of LGBT characters in the plot, and beyond that, the good way they participate. They are not an ornament. They are characters like any other. Normalize is the key.

Move over Clark Kent. Dunn's Bury the Lede is a dark brooding crime-filled graphic novel featuring a young cub reporter trying to get her first headline and a bloody family-killing psychopath who confesses to the cub reporter. Terrific artwork. Good storyline. Inordinate number of lesbian/bi characters. But, the main focus is on the crime story and the widow, who like Lady MacBeth, emerges from the crime scene covered in blood.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC of Bury the Lede that I received in exchange for a fair and honest review.

First, full disclosure: I have probably read somewhere around ten graphic novels in my entire life. I am not really an expert on them as a medium. Having said that, I do know thrillers.

Bury the Lead is a graphic crime noir novel. It has a gritty, dark feel that stays true to the conventions of crime noir. The plot line is well executed and I didn’t notice any blatant plot holes or anything that made the text feel unrealistic. It felt pretty organized and well developed.

In terms of what I didn’t necessarily love. . . Well, it’s part of not getting graphic novels. I’m not really sure if this is just the norm because it seems to be my constant complaint with that kind of text, but I just never feel satisfied at the end. This one was no different. Yes, the plot tied up well. Yes, it was a decent storyline. I just missed detailed. I wanted more of everything. I wanted more answers, more movement, more character development. I don’t know. Maybe this is a me problem, but for me it just wasn’t the best.

This review is on Goodreads.

I received a digital ARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I'm super new at graphic novels, so I don't have a very informed opinion. Not sure that graphic novels are my cup of tea... That being said, I was living for the queer characters!