Segura’s book works on so many levels, it’s almost hard to keep track—as a love letter to comic books, it’s as powerful as anything since Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (2000). And as a thriller, it’s smart, perfectly...

Segura’s queer historical mystery is set in 1975 in the New York City comics world. Carmen has big dreams of writing a superhero comic, so when a colleague asks her to collaborate on a new woman hero, she jumps at the chance. Too bad he turns up mysteriously dead...

Segura’s passion for both comics and crime fiction is what makes Secret Identity shine. You get an inside look at the comic industry while still enjoying a compelling, character-driven historical mystery. Click here to read the full review and browse all...