Mystery Scene on Secret Identity

There’s much to love and appreciate here, specifically the inclusion of sequences gleaned from the pages of the actual DC Lynx comics, the inside dish about the comic book industry, and the book’s excellent evocation of mid-seventies New York City. Read it for all...

Tor.com on Secret Identity

While technically a noir murder mystery, Alex Segura is no stranger to speculative fiction. He’s gone to a galaxy far, far away and written about Poe Dameron for Lucasfilm, and is an expert on comic book superheroes. His next mystery is slated for March 15th, 2022,...

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As the evocative book cover art suggests, Secret Identity brings elements of noirish mystery to a particular setting—the 1970s comic book industry, to be precise. Author and veteran comics creator Alex Segura spins a story of cutthroat competition...

Book Marks on Secret Identity

If you’ve been yearning for a follow-up to Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay since the final panel described in that 2001 Pulitzer Prize winner, it would appear that Segura’s noir mystery set in the 1970s comics world is a worthy...

Chip Zdarsky on Secret Identity

Also great is the new novel from Alex Segura, Secret Identity! Alex has worked in comics for years, but is also an amazing crime novelist, so it was only a matter of time that he set a murder mystery in the world of the comic book industry! Click here to read...

The Big Thrill Up Close: Alex Segura

In his latest interview with The Big Thrill, Segura talks about recreating the gritty world of the 1970s New York comics scene, channeling his own experiences as a Miami-to-New York transplant, and making his novel accessible to readers who might not share his...