If you're a fan of Gothic literature, CanLit like [b:Alias Grace|72579|Alias Grace|Margaret Atwood|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1298545436l/72579._SY75_.jpg|2069530], ghost stories, or all of the above, you'll appreciate Sarah Leavitt's Agnes, Murderess: a graphic novel about a girl born in Scotland who grows up to become a possible serial killer in the BC interior during the Gold Rush. The story is inspired by a pamphlet that mentions the crimes and trial of Agnes McVee and her accomplices, but there are no corroborating sources, so Leavitt has a lot of room to get creative.

Leavitt's art is spare and entirely in black and white, which fits the Gothic/eerie mood very well. The story starts quite slowly but builds up towards the end. I'm not sure the entire lengthy background about Agnes' childhood and adolescence was strictly necessary but the major events do inform her character and why she does what she does.