Hit Me #[nn]

A sleek woman in a black dress stands at the center of this AWA Upshot collection, surrounded by the trappings of high-stakes gambling — playing cards, dice, diamonds, and bullet holes — that perfectly set the mood for Christa Faust's crime noir story. Priscilla Petraites' cover work is sharp and stylish, giving the protagonist a cool, dangerous presence that feels right at home alongside the genre's best. If Bleeding Cool's pull quote calling this "the most original crime noir heroine in years" intrigues you, Vol. 1 is exactly the place to start.