The Grande Odalisque El Torres and visually stunning “noir comic

and visually stunning “noir comic not to be missed” (CrimeReads)

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The Grande Odalisque El Torres and visually stunning “noir comicBy Jrme Mulot, Florent Ruppert and Bastien Vivs. Published by Fantagraphics. Hardcover, 128 pages, Colour, 2021. In this graphic novel, two women art thieves bring in a third wheel for their biggest caper yet. Alex and Carole, friends since childhood, are now (literal) partners in crime. But the heist to steal the Ingres painting The Grande Odalisque from the Louvre in Paris is too much for the duo to handle, so they bring in Clarence, a bureaucrat's