Books like Chew, Vol. 1 by John Layman

Name: Chew, Vol. 1
Rating: 4 (12 reviews)
Author: John Layman

Tony Chu is a detective with a peculiar gift: as a Cibopathic psychic, he receives impressions from whatever he eats. When the FDA’s Special Crimes Division brings him in, Chu must dig into the nation’s strangest, most bizarre cases—often by nibbling on murder victims to uncover the why and the whodunit. His unique ability turns the table on crime-solving, making him a formidable force against the country’s most perplexing culinary crimes.

First publish date: 2009

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Fiction

Authors: John Layman

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