At the age of 15 Harper Connelly was struck by lightning. Since then she has had the ability to locate the dead and to see their last moments of life. She and her stepbrother Tolliver now make a living traveling around the country and finding dead bodies for anyone who is willing to pay them. Their most recent job has taken them to Sarne, Arkansas to search for a missing teen girl. Hired by the mother of the girl's boyfriend to prove that her son didn't murder the girl, the job seems simple enough. But just when Harper and Tolliver think they have things figured out, another mysterious murder takes place in the small town. Now they are both being drawn deeper into the investigation, and their own lives may be at risk.

GRAVE SIGHT, PART 1 is the first part of the graphic novel adaptation of the first book in Charlaine Harris' Harper Connelly series. The comic accurately follows the storyline of the novel conveying all the major happenings despite the necessity of having much less text. Harris is a brilliant mystery writer, liberally presenting clues and suspects while keeping readers guessing throughout the story. Part 1 of this graphic novel does a great job of laying a solid foundation by presenting the character and their backgrounds, setting up the murder, and presenting possible suspects. The only thing I feel didn't translate well from the novel is the depth of the characters, and this is more than challenging for any writer moving to a graphic novel format. Some writers use lots of text boxes to convey background information and the feelings of the characters throughout the story, but Harris doesn't do this. She instead manages to keep the text to mostly dialog and still gets the story through to the reader. Personally I appreciate this since I think too much text can take away from the feel of a graphic novel.

The illustration in GRAVE SIGHT is very well done. Illustrator Denis Medri uses simple depictions and lots of color in his drawings. I particularly liked the way he uses varying monotones on different pages to express mood and tone. I would have liked to have seen a little more detail in the character's faces, but other than that I really enjoyed the artwork. Overall, I think Harris' first jaunt into the world of graphic novels is a success. Fans of her Harper Connelly series will be satisfied with the translation, and new readers will enjoy the unique characters and entertaining storyline. Now I am anxiously anticipating part 2!