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## Ashley Hoffman


Jun 23, 2016 9:47 PM UTC

![Taylor Sift Graphice Novel, Courtesy of Kickstarter](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0557bcbaa4b2b61a/6988990bcd1bba5bdd701361/kickstarter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:2)

Taylor Sift Graphice Novel, Courtesy of Kickstarter

Taylor Sift Graphice Novel, Courtesy of Kickstarter Mystery Graphic Novel, Courtesy of Kickstarter

by 

[Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/)


## Ashley Hoffman


Jun 23, 2016 9:47 PM UTC

If there’s one part of culture with a disappointing lack of [Taylor Swift](http://time.com/4370822/taylor-swift-calvin-harris-instagram-twitter/), it’s mystery books.

But soon Taylor Swift will be the star of _Taylor Swift: Girl Detective and The Secrets of The Starbucks_, a Kickstarter-funded graphic novella. (The title is, of course, a play on the line from the singer’s jam “Blank Space,” which [everyone thought](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/25/taylor-swift-starbucks-lovers-mom) was “all the lonely Starbucks lovers,” but was actually “got a long list of ex-lovers.”)

Written by Larissa Zageris and illustrated by Kitty Curran in the style of the _Nancy Drew_ series, the book is about an out of work actress in New York City who finds threatening messages on her skinny mocha Starbucks drinks. (It’s not authorized by Swift, but according to the creators, the pop star followed [the Tumblr](http://taylorswiftgirldetective.tumblr.com/post/109817214617/well-what-do-you-know) for the book.)

Why’d they choose Taylor Swift as the heroine? “Her publicity is focused more on her own derring-doishness and accomplishments than her sex appeal, much like a modern day Nancy Drew,” Kitty Curran tells TIME. “She also used to dress exactly like Nancy Drew, though now she looks maybe more like the updated 80s version.” In the story, Swift makes a mischievous face a lot, and [Lorde](http://time.com/4073724/lorde-fan-questions-tumblr/) serves as her muscle. “While Lorde is a badass, she is so ethereal and poetic in her ways that making her the tough one in the book just seemed hilarious to us. We also needed a good foil for the more poised, level-headed detective figure of Taylor Swift and she fit the bill perfectly,” Curran said. Someone should give these two a mystery award for nailing Lorde’s exasperated face.

Backers of the project will get the print or the PDF version this July. Depending on demand, there may be books available both online and in person for amateur sleuths who love Tay fan fiction.


Watch below for an intriguing excerpt.

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