Largo Winch Vol. 4: The Hour of the Tiger

by Jean Van Hamme, Philippe Francq (Illustrator), Luke Spear (Translator)

Overview

Largo's best friend, Simon Ovronnaz, is being targeted by the secret services of Myanmar (formerly Burma). Simon and his girlfriend are wrongfully convicted of murder and imprisoned. After a very flawed trial, Simon is condemned to death and transferred to the infamous Fort Makiling. Blissfully ignorant of his friend's fate, Largo is enjoying a romantic adventure at the top of the world, while the plot against him deepens dangerously.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781905460991
Publisher:	Cinebook, Ltd
Publication date:	10/16/2009
Series:	Largo Winch Series , #4
Pages:	94
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

Editorial Reviews

A close cousin to James Bond, Largo Winch emerges as an impossibly capable hunk perpetually embroiled in international skulduggery and romantic dalliances. A formerly footloose adventurer, Winch begins his saga while avenging the assassination of his adoptive father, Nerio, whose death makes him a billionaire when he inherits the position as CEO of Nerio's Group W corporate empire. In this fourth story of the Largo Winch series, two highly placed coconspirators in Myanmar set up an elaborate ruse to arrest Winch's friend Simon on a false accusation of murder. The game is to lure in Winch and get him out of the way, wipe out a rebel alliance, and then seize national power and a fat purse of opium profits. But unfortunately for them, Winch has dangerous liaisons up his sleeve. VERDICT With a tight, twisting script and excellent semirealistic art, this makes a fine and manly picaresque adventure for high school and up. With eight bande dessinée stories so far, the series has sold millions of copies in Europe and led to a TV series, a film, and a video game.—M.C.

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