Name: The Case of the Little Bloody Slipper
ISBN: 9781942302131

Carlie St. George

The Case of the Little Bloody Slipper

Maggie Gordon

At first I thought tat Spindle City was so noir that it must be parody, but nope, this is a serious fairy tale noir with lots of darkness. What makes this particular work interesting is that St. George doesn't try to create a fairy tale world. There are fairy tale characters attached to certain tropes or imagery. But it's a homage rather than a strict retelling, and this works rather well in context. Spindle City is a dark and nasty place, plagued by a strange illness that one family holds the only medication that works. The economic split is harsh, and our main character straddles the two sides. He's the son of a well-to-do family, but he works as a private eye and refuses aid from his parents. He's attending one of their balls, for work of course, when he meets a beautiful woman named Ella, but she disappears and all he finds is her bloody, glass slipper. Turns out Cinderella in this universe is from an even crueller family... It's a great noir spin on the fairy tale, and a fun set up to a limited series.

The Case of the Little Bloody Slipper

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