Grandville Force Majeure

In the middle of a gang war, wanted for murder, truly alone and outside the law, Detective Inspector LeBrock 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 Grandvilles trademark high-octane excitement, humour and deduction on a Holmesian scale as we finally meet LeBrocks mentor, Stamford Hawksmoor, and discover LeBrocks untold backstory. Fan-favourite characters Detective Sergeant Roderick Ratzi and LeBrocks vivacious fiance, Parisian prostitute Billie are joined by a new badger in town! Enter Tasso, an Italian badger whos bigger, meaner and uglier than LeBrock but is he a force for good or evil? A battle royale ensues as LeBrock fights against truly outrageous odds. How can he possibly survive? Prepare to be royally badgered!