Jerome K. Jerome Bloks #25

The twenty-fifth volume in Dodier's long-running series finds Jerome K. Jerome Bloks in a genuinely tense situation: the cover shows him clinging to the ornate stonework of a rain-slicked classical building, leaning down toward a young woman below who stares up with an expression full of urgency. The cool blue-grey palette and driving rain give the scene a real sense of drama, with the subtitle "Aïna" centering attention on the woman at the heart of this adventure. A welcome 2016 addition to one of Dupuis' most enduring detective series.