Varg Veum #6

Norway's celebrated private investigator Varg Veum returns in this 2011 graphic novel from Bodoni forlag, with Gunnar Staalesen's gripping source material brought to life by Mike Collins's atmospheric artwork. "Isdalskvinnens hemmelighet" — "The Ice Valley Woman's Secret" — draws on one of Scandinavia's most haunting real-world mysteries, promising the kind of brooding, rain-soaked intrigue that fans of Nordic crime fiction savor. Collins handles both pencils and inks here, lending the visuals a unified, moody consistency that suits Veum's shadowy world perfectly.