I Am Their Silence, Jordi Lafebre

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I Am Their Silence
Hardcover (Graphic Novel)
by Jordi Lafebre
Translated by Montana Kane

From internationally acclaimed cartoonist Jordi Lafebre, creator of the Eisner Award–nominated Always Never, I Am Their Silence is a strikingly original graphic murder mystery that blends psychological tension, dark humor, and emotional intimacy.

Eva is a brilliant psychiatrist, but this is not a simple story of a clinician untangling a patient’s mind. Instead, Eva herself is in the grip of a bipolar episode, navigating spiraling thoughts, impulsive choices, and a fragile grip on reality. When one of her first patients and closest friends invites her to the reading of her grandmother’s living will, Eva steps into a world far removed from her consulting room.

The Monturos are a powerful wine-making dynasty, revered worldwide and riddled with scandal. Their matriarch has summoned the family to a lavish villa to settle her affairs and confront the future of the empire. Penelope Monturo, the youngest heir, brings Eva along for emotional support. But the night before the will is read, the family’s patriarch is found dead.

Suddenly entangled in suspicion, Eva becomes an amateur sleuth driven less by self-preservation than obsession. Haunted by the voices of her deceased relatives, who comment, criticize, and guide her at every turn, Eva plunges deeper into the mystery, questioning not only the motives of those around her but the reliability of her own perceptions.

Rendered in Lafebre’s expressive, cinematic art style, I Am Their Silence is both a gripping whodunit and an intimate portrait of mental illness, identity, and control. The story balances suspense with tenderness, offering an unexpectedly warm and human exploration of how memory, trauma, and family shape the stories we tell ourselves.

At once stylish, unsettling, and oddly comforting, I Am Their Silence stands out as a deeply personal murder mystery from one of Europe’s most compelling contemporary cartoonists.