Jean-Charles Kraehn

3+. I like a good insurance scam. Double Indemnity was a great book. This is also pretty intriguing. The characters are flawed, and you don't so much root for them as wonder how it will turn out. There is also something adventurous about the last days of the tramp steamers wandering in and out of exotic ports.

Comixology turned me on to this and it has been a good recommendation. I am disappointed that hey stop at volume 2.

On the other hand, even though I like the story, I don't see how the show more author can keep it up to volume 5. show less

A fair start for this noir drama. I think the set up has potential. A dying shipping magnate finds his business in a shambles after the war. His daughter is his only living family and only real emotional connection tot he world. She is wheel chair bound after a bombing that resulted in the loss of her mother and was somehow made worse by her fathers cowardice or inaction. He determines to leave her a legacy rather than a pile of debt and sets in motion an overly complex insurance scam.

The show more dialogue is very good for a translation and the art fits the mood and the story. The characters have lots of potential and I'm going to read volume 2 soon. show less

Tramp follows the unexpected investigation of Yann Calec, the young captain of the Bela Helena, involved in a fraud prepared by his shipowner. A throbbing thriller set against the backdrop of commercial fraud.

The narrative begins in November 1949, in Rouen, a city located in the region of Normandy, in northwestern France. Julian De Trichère is a shipowner whose company faces a catastrophic financial situation. With an illness that threatens his life and a daughter confined to a wheelchair, show more De Trichère has "to make a terrible decision". He purchases an old Liberty Ship, a freighter built in series by the USA, to supply material to allied forces, during World War II. Meanwhile, the shipowner certifies that Bontemps, the armaments captain, circulates the rumour of the unlucky ship and that Boissin, an official from the inspection department, grants the now Bela Helena the maximum trust quota. In Cumana, in a traditional Venezuelan fishing port, hides a former Kriegsmarine submarine officer, whose restaurant is just the front of his smuggler activities. Unaware of what's going on, Yann Calec, a captain with an excellent service record, stumbles upon Ester Mallot, De Trichère's beautiful secretary, and is eventually hired.

Will Calec discover the truth and avoid the trap? Maybe we will discover it in the next episode. show less

Drissia en Viviane zijn beide uit een verschillende generatie afkomstig, ze komen vanuit een andere culturele achtergrond en hebben niet dezelfde interessen. Maar toch ze hebben ze iets met elkaar gemeen: ze hebben hun eigen leven niet meer in de hand. Daar hebben anderen wel voor gezorgd. Er bestaan namelijk nog mensen die geloven dat vrouwen geheel onderworpen moeten zijn aan mannen. Hoewel Drissia en Viviane elkaar niet kennen, zorgt hun lot ervoor dat ze toch in verbinding met elkaar show more staan. Ze worden zogezegd zusters, ZUSTERS IN TRANEN... show less