Live, laugh, shed blood. Dexter meets Richard Scarrys Busy, Busy Town in this twisted debut graphic novel!

Dont. Murder. The locals.

This is small-town serial killer, upstanding citizen, and adorable brown bear Samantha Strongs cardinal rule. After all, theres a sea of perfectly ripe potential victims in the big city just beyond the forest, and when youve worked as hard as Sam to build a cozy life and a thriving business in a community surrounded by friendly fellow animal folk, warm decor, and the aroma of cedar trees and freshly baked apple piethe last thing you want is to disturb the peace.

So you can imagine her indignation when one of Woodbrooks own meets a grisly, mysterious demiseand you wouldnt blame her for doing anything it takes to hunt down her rival before the town self-destructs and Sheriff Patterson starts (literally) barking up the wrong tree.

Cute critters arent immune to crime in this original graphic novel debut by writer-artist Patrick Horvath.