Agnes, Murderess

Agnes, Murderess is a graphic novel inspired by the bloody legend of Agnes McVee, roadhouse owner, madam and serial killer, who is said to have murdered more than 50 people in the Cariboo region of British Columbia in the mid- to late nineteenth century. Available from Freehand Books and your local independent bookstore.

Awards for Agnes

Finalist for Alberta Book Publishing Awards: Illustrated Books & Speculative Fiction

Finalist for the Doug Wright Award for Best Book

Agnes in the media

Reviews
The Comics Journal
Quill and Quire
Vancouver Sun
Georgia Straight
CBC Radio Day Six

Lists
Globe and Mail: 12 books from independent publishers to add to your 2020 reading list
Globe and Mail: Best reading of the independent press 2019
CBC: Best comics of 2019
49th Shelf: Top fiction of 2019
CBC: 15 Comics to watch for this fall
The CBC fall reading list: 30 books to read now

Interviews
CBC Radio: North by Northwest
All Lit Up: Beautiful Books
CBC Books

Agnes events

2020
February 12: Vancouver Jewish Book Festival
April 24: Alberta Library Conference
August 13-16: Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts

2019
September 26: Vancouver launch
October 6: Victoria Festival of Authors
October 17 + 19: The Imaginairium at Calgary Wordfest
October 26: Vancouver Writers Festival