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For our two fugitives turned sailors, Tango and Mario, the next stop on their voyage around the West Indies is beautiful Curaao. There theyll meet Charles, a charming Frenchman whos clearly hiding something. The three go on together to Panama City, and its not long before Charles catches the attention of the American authorities. And theyre not the only ones who want to get their hands on this expat on the run... Bullets will fly, with Tango once...
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The Vaillant clan hits rock bottom when they are forced to bid farewell to one of their own. Torn apart by anger and suspicion, and facing the loss of their family business, can they find the strength to pull themselves up from the depths? With nothing left to lose, they will try to regain their standing in the world of auto racing by entering the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with Michel and his teammates behind the wheel of a revolutionary new Vaillante....
63) Meyer
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A fictional biography of the legendary Jewish mobster, Meyer Lansky, as he attempts to organize his very last con job. PUBLICATION IN 1 VOLUME - COMPLETED WORK. Meyer Lansky is dead ... or at least that's what he wants his enemies to believe. But the old man has one last job to pull off, and he can't do it alone. Once he recruits an innocent bystander, their journey propels them headlong into an adventure filled with murder and malice, towards an...
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The richest pigeon in the world, Lord Beckett, has an ego that needs feeding, and birdseed wont suffice. Even the highest of academic honors won't be enough. Jack Wolfgang, food critic and CIA agent, must stop the mad pigeons bird-brained scheme to rule the planet, but to do so, hell have to join up with some of the worlds most dangerous assassins. The clock is ticking, and if he doesnt complete his mission in time, the consequences will be beastly:...
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Manu always embraced his role as a strong, protective man, until one day his world is turned upside down. In quick succession, his girlfriend walks out on him, and hes passed over for a position at work in the name of gender parity. In an effort to regain his bearings, he clings to a family of seven troubled children, determined to rescue them from their social misfortunes. Thus begins a long descent into the heart of his fears...
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After a transformative business deal gone horribly wrong, Vaillante is taken over and dismantled. In the blink of an eye, the legendary company is reduced to almost nothing, leaving the Vaillant family scrambling to pick up the pieces and save their legacy. To make matters worse, Michels brother, Jean-Pierre, is fighting for his life after driving his car off a cliff. Things cant get any worse for the Vaillant clan, and Michel himself has left the...
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In 1957, Jean Graton created the legendary race car driver Michel Vaillant, who was featured in a series of short stories published in Tintin magazine. These stories marked the beginning of a long-running adventure saga that continues to this day. This collection includes seven early stories that brought Vaillant onto the scene and made him what he is today. A fascinating look into the origins of a classic, with a vibrant retro style.
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A new nightmare plagues the Mexico-Arizona border. A famine caused by Blackwell Industries drives Diego Busqueda, a noble coyote, to lead a band of Mexican border crossers across the unforgiving Devil's Highway, a desert cursed with blistering days and deadly nights. Back home, Diego's daughter, Flaca, discovers that something hungrier prowls the factory fields. Stalked and persecuted, can the Busqueda family maintain their dreams of immigration or...
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Following the dramatic events on the track in Portimo, Michel Vaillant has been banned from racing until the end of the season. On top of that, he's increasingly worried about his son's involvement in a business that Michel feels is incompatible with their family values. To shake things up a bit, he decides to set himself a new challenge: taking on the land speed record with an electric car at the Bonneville Salt Flats. With the prestige of the Vaillante...
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Unsolved cases come home to roost in Edith Hardys latest caper, rounding off the first trilogy of the detectives adventures. When secret services in France and America start pulling stringsnot to mention the machinations of a certain pharmaceutical industrialistEdith winds up behind the Iron Curtain, in Moscow! But is she there to recover the legacy of state painter Alexis Limonovich or save naive young chemist Antoine Dubreuil from being manipulated?...
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In this graphic novel from the co-creator/showrunner of AMC's acclaimed show Halt and Catch Fire, a disturbed 15-year-old girl obsessively searches for the truth behind a mysterious flying woman who explodes in the sky one day. Over the course of 51 days in Chicago, an unknown woman appears publicly 11 times, flying at speeds of 120 miles per hour and at heights reaching 2,000 feet. Then she suddenly dies in a fiery explosion mid-air. No one knows...
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Intrepid Parisian reporter Ric Hochet finds himself on home turf when a sudden increase in crime in the capital is linked with a surprise publishing phenomenon: a how-to" guide to murder... An editorial miscalculation, or malicious hoax? Ric and Nadines investigation takes them to a small town in Belgium where they discover that the Marabout publishing company is not exactly the big, happy family its founder and manager Gerard Andr believes it to...
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With the invention of Super Mega Tofu, civilization has seen the advent of a fragile peacebetween animals and humans, between carnivores and herbivores. This miracle food has the peculiar quality of being universally loved. Jack Wolfgang, the world-renowned restaurant critic, travels the world sampling Super Mega Tofu in all of its varieties. Its the perfect cover for his second identity: Jack Wolfgang, CIA special agent. When his friend and mentor...
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Luna has crash-landed back into her life after spending a year in a mental institution...but that might just mean she's closer to the edge than she's ever been before. After discovering clues about the Flying Woman's missing family, Luna's obsession reignites, threatening to again unravel her fragile mind. Meanwhile, a mysterious guru appears in the sewers of Chicago and a Russian mercenary seeks old secret technology, and the specter of violence...
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Mechanic George Price has fulfilled his American dream: business is good, and hes married to his devoted Tracy. But after he has surgery to remove a brain tumor, he suffers unnerving memory loss and other psychological trauma. His doctor and father-in-law, Walt, claims theyre just normal post-op side effects. But a few chance occurrences and disturbing discoveries begin to convince George that he used to be somebody else, somewhere else... And reporter...
76) Bottled
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Jane is sick of her dead-end life in the suburbs, and desperate for a change. Her old friend Natalie made it out, living in Japan as a fashion model. Now, as Natalie comes back to town on business, Jane sees a way for her friend to do her a favor... whether she likes it or not.
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Ric Hochet, the famous Parisian newshound, is not himself. Hes wearing a mysterious bandage, he isnt driving his usual car, and a strange smell is emanating from his apartment When hes invited to his old friend Police Commissioner Bourdons wedding in the South of France, his infallible memory starts failing and his legendary luck begins to desert him. Then an attempt is made on Bourdons life. Whats eating Ric and why would anyone want to murder Bourdon?...
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The Vaillant family is struggling to pick itself back up following the loss of Jean-Pierre. For his part, Michel is determined to return Vaillante racing to its former glory. But when he is unexpectedly given the chance to enter the upcoming French Grand Prix with Renault, he hesitates. How could he possibly get back in shape, and learn an entirely new car, in just thirteen days? But it could be a golden opportunity for him, and Michel is not one...
79) The Locker Room
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The middle school has a new locker room and these pubescent boys are about to discover the full effects of hormones and social hierarchy in this unrestrained microcosm. 1 VOLUME RELEASED - INDEPENDENT STORIES. The boys discover the renovated premises in a flurry of embarrassment and mockery: foggy glass windows, pink toilets... and communal showers! It becomes a special place where adult authority vanishes and primal instincts can be expressed in...
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As ever, Rick is in a pickle. Instead of getting his hands on some new information, he bumps into his old foe Nyctalope literally. And, of course, hes alone and unarmed. Unimpressed, his boss sends him out to investigate a mysterious murder in Pariss Luxembourg Gardens which turns out to be a series of mysterious murders. The trail leads to a left-wing magazine called "Mad" whose reporters are mad enough to target Rick himself. Meanwhile, theres...