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STREETS OF PARIS, STREETS OF MURDER (VOL. 2) : THE COMPLETE NOIR STORIES OF MANCHETTE AND TARDI
Εκδότης Fantagraphics , ISBN 9781683963202
This is the second of two volumes presenting all four hardboiled graphic crime novels
by Jean-Patrick Manchette and Tardi.
Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot - Like many of the greatest noir thrillers, it all
begins with a classic set-up: Martin Terrier, killer-for-hire, needs just one more big
job so that he can turn in his guns for good and return home to marry his childhood
sweetheart. But nothing goes as planned. His “last job” turns out to be a trap that
results in a bloody shoot-out from which Terrier barely escapes with his life. Soon, he's
on the run - not only from the authorities and his treacherous ex-clients, but also
from a crime syndicate seeking revenge for an earlier hit on one of theirs.
Run Like Crazy, Run Like Hell - Philanthropist Michael Hartog hires Julie, just
out of a psychiatric asylum, as a nanny. But his apparent act of kindness hides a dark
motive: he plans to fake the kidnapping of his son, Peter - and frame Julie for it.
But Julie is no pushover, and the scam goes horribly, blood-spatteringly wrong.
Suddenly, Julie and Peter are on the run, pursued by the police - and by Hartog's
enforcer, the hulking contract killer, Thompson. Thompson, one of Manchette's
most vivid and unforgettable creations, is a golem of Terminator-like tenacity who
shrugs off physical punishment that would kill a lesser man. Beneath its breathtaking
pace, stylized violence, and pitch-black humor, Run Like Crazy, Run Like Hell pulses
with a strong current of socio-political satire. It's a roller-coaster ride to hell - and a
devilishly fun way to get there!
Περίληψη
This is the second of two volumes presenting all four hardboiled graphic crime novels
by Jean-Patrick Manchette and Tardi.
Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot - Like many of the greatest noir thrillers, it all
begins with a classic set-up: Martin Terrier, killer-for-hire, needs just one more big
job so that he can turn in his guns for good and return home to marry his childhood
sweetheart. But nothing goes as planned. His “last job” turns out to be a trap that
results in a bloody shoot-out from which Terrier barely escapes with his life. Soon, he's
on the run - not only from the authorities and his treacherous ex-clients, but also
from a crime syndicate seeking revenge for an earlier hit on one of theirs.
Run Like Crazy, Run Like Hell - Philanthropist Michael Hartog hires Julie, just
out of a psychiatric asylum, as a nanny. But his apparent act of kindness hides a dark
motive: he plans to fake the kidnapping of his son, Peter - and frame Julie for it.
But Julie is no pushover, and the scam goes horribly, blood-spatteringly wrong.
Suddenly, Julie and Peter are on the run, pursued by the police - and by Hartog's
enforcer, the hulking contract killer, Thompson. Thompson, one of Manchette's
most vivid and unforgettable creations, is a golem of Terminator-like tenacity who
shrugs off physical punishment that would kill a lesser man. Beneath its breathtaking
pace, stylized violence, and pitch-black humor, Run Like Crazy, Run Like Hell pulses
with a strong current of socio-political satire. It's a roller-coaster ride to hell - and a
devilishly fun way to get there!
Πληροφορίες προϊόντος
- Συγγραφέας Tardi, Jacques
- Eκδότης Fantagraphics
- ISBN 9781683963202
- Κωδικός Ευριπίδη 040100072734
- Έτος κυκλοφορίας 2020
- Σελίδες 196
- Διαστάσεις
- Βάρος 350 gr
