Inspecteur Kurokôchi #16

Volume 16 of Inspecteur Kurokôchi brings the tension to a razor's edge, with a close-up cover image of the inspector himself — jaw set, eyes cold, leveling a pistol directly at the reader in a striking deep-crimson palette. Takashi Nagasaki's scenario and Kôji Kôno's artwork (credited on the cover) have built this series into one of the most compelling crime manga to reach French audiences, and this 2018 installment from Komikku Éditions shows no sign of letting up. If you've been following Kurokôchi's morally complex world of corruption and confrontation, this volume's cover alone makes a compelling case to keep reading.