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A French-language adult bandes dessinées entry in the Julia series, this volume — Le Piège Infernal — delivers exactly the atmospheric tension its title promises. The cover, credited to Olson, presents Julia herself crouched in the foreground in black leather, while a pale, imposing bald figure looms large in the background alongside a blonde woman, the trio arranged in a composition dripping with menace and intrigue. Published by Éditions IPM in 2005, it's a stylish, grown-up thriller in the European tradition that fans of the series will want on their shelf.