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12 books with a reading profile close to Powers, Vol. 1: Who Killed Retro Girl? by Brian Michael Bendis. Practical, outward-looking, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

1

Sacré Bleu

by Christopher Moore

Also practical and escapist · entertainment, narrative

Set in nineteenth-century Paris, the story follows baker and aspiring painter Lucien Lessard as he investigates the suspicious death of Vincent van Gogh.
2

Missing Joseph

by Elizabeth George

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

When the vicar of a quiet Lancashire village dies from hemlock poisoning, the local constable initially treats the death as an accidental ingestion of wild herbs.
3

The Cloisters

by Katy Hays

Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, narrative

Ann Stilwell moves to New York for a summer internship at The Cloisters, a medieval museum wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
4

The Cartographers

by Peng Shepherd

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Nell Young’s career as a cartographer ended after a public confrontation with her father, the legendary Dr.
5

Batman: The Long Halloween

by Jeph Loeb

entertainment, narrative

Set in the early days of Batman’s career, this mystery follows a year-long investigation into a serial killer known as Holiday, who murders members of the Falcone and Maroni crime families on specific calendar holidays.
6

El enigma de la habitación 622

by Joël Dicker

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Set in the Swiss Alps at the Palace de Verbier, the story follows a writer named Joël who investigates a cold case involving a murder in room 622.
7

Island of the Sequined Love Nun

by Christopher Moore

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, narrative

Tucker Case, a disgraced pilot who crashed a pink jet into the Vatican, finds himself flying for a questionable missionary organization in Micronesia.
8

The Silent Companions

by Laura Purcell

Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, narrative

Newly widowed and pregnant, Elsie Bainbridge moves to the decaying country estate of the Bridge, the ancestral home of her late husband.
9

Wolverine: Old Man Logan

by Mark Millar

Also practical and escapist · entertainment, narrative

In a dystopian future, the United States has been carved into territories ruled by supervillains like the Abomination, Magneto, and the Red Skull.
10

Tourist Season

by Carl Hiaasen

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, mystery

In 1980s Florida, a radical group called El Fuego begins a violent campaign to dismantle the state’s tourism industry by murdering visitors and publicists.
11

Batman: The Man Who Laughs

by Ed Brubaker

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, narrative

Set immediately after the events of Year One, this story chronicles the first encounter between Batman and the Joker.
12

The St. Zita Society

by Ruth Rendell

Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, narrative

Set on Hexam Place, a prestigious street in London, this novel follows the complex hierarchies between wealthy homeowners and the domestic staff who serve them.

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