In the middle of a gang war, wanted for murder, truly alone and outside the law, Detective Inspector Le Brock is on the run from both the police and gangster assassins, the victim of a diabolical scheme to annihilate himself and everyone he holds dear, engineered by mastermind crime lord Tiberius Koenig, one of the most despicable villains in the history of detective fiction.A fiendishly ingenious story of love, tenacity, treachery and tragedy, this fifth, final and longest stand-alone volume of the Eisner and Hugo Award-nominated Grandville series by master storyteller and graphic novel pioneer Bryan Talbot is a veritable rollercoaster of a detective thriller, featuring Grandville s trademark high-octane excitement, humour and deduction on a Holmesian scale as we finally meet Le Brock s mentor, Stamford Hawksmoor, and discover Le Brock s untold backstory. Fan-favourite characters Detective Sergeant Roderick Ratzi and Le Brock s vivacious fianc e, Parisian prostitute Billie are joined by a new badger in town! Enter Tasso, an Italian badger who s bigger, meaner and uglier than Le Brock but is he a force for good or evil? A battle royale ensues as Le Brock fights against truly outrageous odds. How can he possibly survive?Prepare to be royally badgered!
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