Les Arcanes du Midi-minuit #6

Tome 6 of Gaudin and Trichet's Les Arcanes du Midi-Minuit pulls you right in with a cover showing a grim-faced man in a prisoner's uniform — badge number 5491 — standing tense and determined while a red-haired woman presses close behind him, both surrounded by swirling golden energy. Subtitled L'Affaire du Détenu 5491, this 2008 Soleil release promises a mystery centered squarely on that numbered inmate and whatever supernatural forces are crackling around him. If you've been following this French series, this sixth volume looks like a particularly charged chapter.