Les cinq de Cambridge #3

Set against the brooding architecture of what appears to be a grand Moscow building glowing warmly in the dusk, this third volume of Les Cinq de Cambridge — subtitled Les Étangs du Patriarche — signals a deep dive into Cold War intrigue. A solitary man in a trench coat stands in the foreground, his expression guarded, the city's wintry canals stretching behind him in Neuray and Lemaire's cool, atmospheric palette. Published by Casterman in 2018, this Franco-Belgian spy series continues to deliver the kind of measured tension and historical texture that makes it such a compelling read.