Jane Holmes - Le diamant noir #[nn]

A cheerful, cartoonish detective in a trench coat and wide-brimmed hat leaps across a crocodile-filled swamp while a colorful parrot swoops overhead and a boatful of suspicious-looking villains lurks in the background — all the ingredients for a lively Franco-Belgian adventure. Le Diamant Noir brings Jane Holmes to life through the spirited artwork of Pierre Guilmard and writing by Jean-Marie Nadaud, published by Éditions Fleurus in 1980. If you enjoy your mysteries with a generous helping of humor and swamp-side peril, this one has plenty of both.