L'Héritage d'Émilie #1

A young girl named Émilie sits at a wooden desk, poring over old documents and maps spilling from an open treasure chest, an oil lamp glowing warmly beside her — while through the window behind her, a brooding Gothic castle looms in the misty distance. Published by Dargaud in 2002, this opening chapter of L'Héritage d'Émilie, subtitled Le Domaine Hatcliff, promises a mystery rooted in family secrets and a forbidding estate. Magnin's cover art beautifully sets the tone: cozy domesticity pressed right up against something far more shadowy and unknown.