Tag Archives | Mystery

Raj: 2. An Oriental Gentleman

By Conrad & Wilbur Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800440166 With three missing nabobs and now Lord Bullock’s disappearance to contend with, the East India Company is deeply concerned about a situation spiralling beyond their control. Unfazed by the pressures placed upon him, Alexander Martin remains level-headed as they track Bullock down – not that he wants […]

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Raj: 1. The Missing Nabobs Of The City Of Gold

By Conrad & Wilbur Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800440159 I was wrong-footed by this one. I know, I know, you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Regardless, the illustration style made me think this was something akin to Cinebook’s Papyrus series, and so intended for a younger audience. More the fool me. It’s certainly darker […]

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Amazonia: Episode 4

By Rodolphe, Leo & Marchal Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800441637 We finally get to learn of the origin of the mysterious man-like being that’s brought Kathy to the Amazon. We’ve seen it in action several times now, and understand what it can do, but its exact nature will come as something of a surprise. Beginning in […]

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Amazonia: Episode 3

By Rodolphe, Leo & Marchal Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800441538 With the off-grid setting of the Amazon rainforest, exacerbated by the time period (no satellite or mobile phones), this series continues to explore the mystery of the unknown so brilliantly captured in Leo’s Aldebaran books. The story feels all the more vivid for it, not least […]

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Solver

By John Allison Publisher: Scary Go Round Books ISBN: 9781068341502 How flipping marvellous. John Allison returns to the world of Bad Machinery with a new ongoing story, centred around one of the greatest characters in the modern age of comics: Charlotte Grote. If this means nothing to you then what on Earth have you been […]

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Amazonia Episode 2

By Rodolphe, Leo & Marchal Publisher: Cinebook ISBN: 9781800441408 Kathy has gone in search of answers, heading up the Amazon River to find where the photograph of the mysterious being was taken. This means she happens to be at a small outpost when a large boat arrives, carrying several passengers. Although it appears innocent enough […]

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