The Punisher by Greg Rucka (2012)

Greg Rucka's 2011 Punisher is the procedural take on Frank Castle. It opens with gunmen shooting up a wedding, and the bride, Rachel Cole, survives to become as much the lead as Frank himself. Two New York detectives work the case from the other side, one of them secretly feeding the Punisher information, which gives the book the texture of a good cop show. Marco Checchetto's art and Matt Hollingsworth's colors keep it realistic rather than wallowing in darkness. Violent, but a long way short of the Ennis MAX run, so this is the better Punisher pick for readers who want crime over carnage.