“[A] delightful feminist gothic horror graphic novel.” —Vancouver Sun

“I could not put Agnes, Murderess down. Gothic horror meets feminist history in this deceptively spare novel of a 19th century Scottish waif turned serial killer. Along the way, the characters and the reader alike are haunted by considerations of power stolen away and seized back, colonialism, loneliness, desire, obsession, friendship, and even love.”–Annabel Lyon

“In spare line art as stark as antique woodcuts, Sarah Leavitt’s Agnes, Murderess achieves the difficult goal of making historical fiction relatable, relevant, and alive. Agnes, who may or may not have been an actual mass murderer in 19th-century frontier Canada, is a sympathetic anti-hero. The story’s theme of the New World as a wilderness free of old ghosts is thoughtful and provocative, and Leavitt surveys the fine line separating supernatural horrors from the horrors we’re capable of all by ourselves. Sometimes the monsters chase us; other times, we are the monsters.”–Brian Fies

“Agnes, Murderess haunted me in a way only brilliant stories can do. What a rich portrait of a mysterious and exceptional woman! Sarah Levitt’s drawings are so delicate, fragile and beautiful that I feel for every single character in this book. I want to get them warm clothes and a bowl of soup. I wished them everlasting happiness and peace but I am old enough to know that this is a childish wish that doesn’t make a great and epic tale like Agnes, Murderess.“–Anna Haifisch

“Once again, Sarah Leavitt wields a devastating line in both picture and prose. Agnes, Murderess is a chilling, deeply moving account of loneliness and the search for peace–of evil in its plainest garb: the absense of love.” –Alissa York, author of The Naturalist

“Amazing use of images and a great, well-rounded story. Thoroughly impressive” –Katherena Vermette, author of A Girl Called Echo