Blacksad is an acclaimed crime noir series starring cool cat detective John Blacksad and a cast of unforgettable anthropomorphic characters. In volume three, Blacksad finds himself in the middle of a political intrigue of international scope when he becomes reacquainted with an old professor, now a major player in atomic energy, and his assistant, the lovely writer, Alma Mayer. A lovingly crafted homage to the Hammett-Chandler chestnuts of old . . . Grade A. -Entertainment Weekly. a visual masterpiece. . . Brilliant. --Pubshers Weekly"