Who Killed Amanda Palmer: A Collection of Photographic Evidence
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Who Killed Amanda Palmer: A Collection of Photographic Evidence is the 2009 hardcover collaboration between fantasy maestro Neil Gaiman and punk-cabaret icon Amanda Palmer, a book that has become a cult collectible among Gaiman fans, photography lovers, and alt-culture completists. Presented as a fictional police dossier, the lushly illustrated volume “documents” the elaborate, often darkly humorous deaths of Palmer through staged crime-scene photographs shot by Kyle Cassidy, each image paired with a short Gaiman vignette that supplies motive, suspects, and a sly twist. The result reads like a graphic novel without panels—an art-object mystery that rewards both slow browsing and cover-to-cover immersion.
First-edition hardcovers with intact dust jackets are increasingly scarce, especially in the tight, clean condition offered here; only a light edge scuff keeps this copy from fine status. The oversized format showcases Cassidy’s rich monochrome photography and the metallic-ink title treatment that makes the book as striking on a shelf as it is in the hand. Because the original print run was modest and the title has never been reissued in matching quality, acquiring a well-preserved example at an accessible price is a win for collectors of Gaiman’s limited works or anyone curating a visually distinctive library.
Beyond rarity, the book’s cross-genre appeal—fantasy, photography, performance art, epistolary mystery—makes it an off-beat gift for teens discovering Gaiman’s YA titles and adults who devour his Sandman universe. Fans of Palmer’s music will recognize the theatrical humor threading each “death,” while readers new to her work receive an ideal portal into her collaborative world. Display it face-out to spark conversation, shelve it beside Gaiman’s graphic novels for a seamless aesthetic, or pair it with a vinyl copy of Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra for the ultimate multimedia homage to two of modern pop-culture’s most inventive storytellers.
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