Neighborhood Watch #1

Illustrated by Haining
Ebook
On sale Apr 08, 2026 | 32 Pages | 9798217383955

Dig into an all-new, mind-bending thriller from Hugo Award–winning writer Sarah Gailey and fan-favorite artist Haining!

Jill Hewett, community leader and wife of a respected police officer, has turned up with a gunshot wound in a tunnel connecting the Will Haven Gated Community with the neighboring Open Arms Collective.

And now, the VP of the HOA and the Kitchen Steward of the Collective have stumbled upon her body at the exact same time—instantly casting blame across the divide.

Forced into an uneasy alliance to discover the truth, they’ll need to work together to uncover the secrets both communities hold to figure out who’s responsible for this crime—and what they could possibly gain from it. And what was Jill doing in that tunnel in the first place?
Sarah Gailey is a Hugo Award–winning and bestselling author of speculative fiction, short stories, and essays. They have been a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards for multiple years running. Their bestselling adult novel debut, Magic For Liars, was published by Tor Books in 2019. Their most recent novel, The Echo Wife, and first original comic book series with BOOM! Studios, Eat the Rich, are available now. Their shorter works and essays have been published in Mashable, The Boston Globe, Vice, Tor.com, and the Atlantic. Their work has been translated into seven different languages and published around the world.

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Dig into an all-new, mind-bending thriller from Hugo Award–winning writer Sarah Gailey and fan-favorite artist Haining!

Jill Hewett, community leader and wife of a respected police officer, has turned up with a gunshot wound in a tunnel connecting the Will Haven Gated Community with the neighboring Open Arms Collective.

And now, the VP of the HOA and the Kitchen Steward of the Collective have stumbled upon her body at the exact same time—instantly casting blame across the divide.

Forced into an uneasy alliance to discover the truth, they’ll need to work together to uncover the secrets both communities hold to figure out who’s responsible for this crime—and what they could possibly gain from it. And what was Jill doing in that tunnel in the first place?

Author

Sarah Gailey is a Hugo Award–winning and bestselling author of speculative fiction, short stories, and essays. They have been a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards for multiple years running. Their bestselling adult novel debut, Magic For Liars, was published by Tor Books in 2019. Their most recent novel, The Echo Wife, and first original comic book series with BOOM! Studios, Eat the Rich, are available now. Their shorter works and essays have been published in Mashable, The Boston Globe, Vice, Tor.com, and the Atlantic. Their work has been translated into seven different languages and published around the world.

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