By Francq & Van Hamme
Publisher: Cinebook
ISBN: 9781849181952
So, Largo’s trapped aboard a ship sailing out into the Black Sea, Simon’s in prison facing historical charges of burglary, and the FBI think Largo’s up to his neck in something extremely murky. Just who is puling all the strings here?
Van Hamme and Francq take us back a couple of decades into Nerio Winch’s past, when he was visiting the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic and staying as a guest of one of the ministers. One of the members of staff at the house is put at Nerio’s disposal, but she takes matters further than simply ensuring Nerio has fresh towels and ends up falling pregnant. Later, when she contacts Nerio, she finds little comfort nor sympathy from him, but she remains determined to flee her country and reach the US where Nerio is based. She gets as far as Ankara, but her resources are rapidly diminishing and all looks lost until an English accountant comes to her rescue and presents her with an offer she’d be foolish to refuse. She gains the new life she seeks, but not the wealth and indeed acknowledgement for her son from his biological father, and so begins a long-term plan to claim that inheritance for him, whatever it takes.
Largo, then, not only has to deal with Sybil Lockwood, but with a brother he never knew he had, and he has to do so in the middle of the Black Sea. Fortunately, he’s not alone.
An excellent conclusion to the story begun in Cold Black Sea, and with the trademark twists that defy your expectations that Van Hamme is so adept at. This is a tremendously satisfying book, combining great storytelling with some of the best visuals in the medium.
And if you liked that: There are plenty more Largo books to enjoy – check out the Cinebook website at www.cinebook.com
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