De schakel #[nn]

A tense, dimly lit room sets the stage as an armed investigator sweeps a crime scene with a flashlight, illuminating unsettling symbols smeared in red across the wall amid scattered debris. This Belgian graphic novel adaptation brings Franck Thilliez's thriller fiction to the page courtesy of Runberg and Brahy, and the cover alone radiates that slow-burn dread the genre does best. If atmospheric crime storytelling is your thing, De Schakel looks like a compelling addition to your 2024 reading list.