The Case of the Missing Men

I tried really hard to like this, but it just seemed odd for the sake of being odd and I could never get into it.

Pretty sure I came across this title in the New York Times Book Review. I've been getting more interested in graphic novels lately and this one piqued my interest. It's been described as a cross between Nancy Drew and David Lynch, but I'd say it's more of a cross between a non-goofy Scooby Doo gang and Twin Peaks. Four high school friends are joined by a fifth also their age, named Sam Finch. Sam's looking for his missing father in a town called Hobtown in Nova Scotia. There's other missing people in Hobtown, and this gang who are members of a school-sanctioned Detective Club investigate. And it gets weirder and weirder (which I love). It's set in 1996 (so no smart phones) but it also has that innocent quality mixed with the weird that David Lynch is well known for. And at 300 pages, it's a decent length. Enjoyed this very much.