The book was released as a weekly webcomic and newspaper series, and was published in its entirety by Doubleday in 2002.

She begins to suspect Oleg Khatchatourian, a crime scene photographer, has murdered his wife when she turns up dead after Bee witnesses a fight between the two.

[3] Shutterbug Follies has been reviewed favorably by Publishers Weekly and the School Library Journal.

[4][5] Mark Frauenfelder, reviewing the webcomic for Playboy, called the artwork "superb".

[6] The book was banned in a Texas high school, citing profanity and sexual content.