[...] previously illustrated Last Exit Before Toll. Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir previously wrote Maria’s Wedding, among other titles. [...]

[...] The situation allows for the dynamite line “I want you to find out who killed me.” Weir and DeFilippis, as a writing team, are able to handle diverse genres well — I’ve enjoyed their Maria’s Wedding (family soap opera); Skinwalker (horror mystery); and The Tomb (mystical adventure, illustrated by the same artist as here) — but while reading them, I get the feeling that they somehow all seem like movie pitches. In this case, that line would make a great trailer scene or ad copy. The movie association isn’t a bad thing; it means that the story moves with plenty of attention to action and visuals, and the dialogue is distinctive and snappy. Maybe I’m reading too much into the Hollywood setting and the writing team’s screenwriting background. [...]