Alain Dodier, Pierre Makyo ja Serge Le Tendre: Jerome K. Jerome Bloche 1 - The shadow killer

Alain Dodier, Pierre Makyo ja Serge Le Tendre kertovat nuoresta miehestä, joka haluaisi salapoliisiksi ja kiertelee ympäri Pariisia motorisoidulla polkupyörällään: Jerome K. Jerome Bloche 1 - The shadow killer (EuroComics, 2017; ISBN 9781631409028).



Sarjakuva on kevyehkö ja viihteellinen, mutta huumoria on mukavasti ja yllätyksiäkin piisaa. Jahka kirjasarjassa ilmestyy jatko-osia, mielellään ne lukisi, mutta tällä hetkellä Helmetistä ei löydy lainattavaksi kuin tämä teos.

The series stars an endearing young private-eye-in-training who solves crimes as he scoots around Paris on his trusty motorized bicycle. Given his general clumsiness, he seems more Will Ferrell than Humphrey Bogart.

Wearing an old trenchcoat and his indispensable felt hat, the 20-year-old Jerome tries to look the part of a seasoned sleuth. By day he translates detective novels and fantasizes about being one. By night he's enrolled in Professor Maison's correspondence course for would-be private eyes. His girlfriend, Babette, is a flight attendant who brings him recordings for his collection of police sirens from around the world.

And then, his first case. In the past two months, fifteen people in Paris have been killed by poisoned darts. All that witnesses saw was a feathered shadow and a blowgun. The job of capturing the flamoyant assassin is entrusted to Jerome by Professor Maison. Things get off to a rocky start, however, when the professor appears to be victim number sixteen!