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| Cover by legendary artist Joe Kubert. |
Commissioner Dolan is pretty stressed and needs to relax. So his daughter Ellen and the Spirit take him out to a Dude Ranch for a much needed R & R. But the vacation turns into a working vacay when one of the fellow visitors is murdered during a horseback ride.
I liked this issue as the art and writing were quite good. It was like reading a comic book version of an Agatha Christie novel, of which I am a fan of. There were intriguing characters with fascinating backstories that may or may not have anything to do with the crime committed. You just have to wade through the clues.
However, I wasn't quite such a fan of the ending. It's not that the mystery wasn't crafted well or that the reveal was a total cop-out (one Christie novella had all of the victims being the murderer for God's sake!) But when the killer was revealed, as was his motive, I was expecting the criminal to say " ...And I would've gotten away with it if it wasn't for those meddling kids!" This wasn't the mystery machine folks!
Worth Consuming but it has a very hokey cliched ending and an even cornier punchline.
Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.
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