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Scandal breaks in the London press: there is a mole in the Intelligence Service and it appears without a doubt, on a photo taken by MI5 agents, that the mole wears the face of Francis Blake. Mortimer is determined to believe that his friends has been forced to act against his will, but the initial investigation sweeps this hypothesis away. With MI5 agents planning to try Blake for high treason, and to kill him if needs be, Mortimer decides to find his friend before they do.Tags
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Clearly inspired by John Buchan's The Thirty-nine Steps, this adventure sees Captain Blake on the run, accused of being a spy and a murderer, whilst Professor Mortimer pursues him across the north of England and into the Scottish Highlands in an attempt to aid and exonerate him.
Rather than one finger too few, as in the case of Hannay's nemesis, Blake and Mortimer must beware the man with six fingers!
When will Colonel Olrik learn not to stand so close behind Mortimer when covering him with a gun? It always ends with an elbow to the solar plexus and a right cross to the chin! Despite some predictable elements, the plot delivers some deft misdirections regarding the identity of the mole in the upper echelons of the intelligence service.
Rather than one finger too few, as in the case of Hannay's nemesis, Blake and Mortimer must beware the man with six fingers!
When will Colonel Olrik learn not to stand so close behind Mortimer when covering him with a gun? It always ends with an elbow to the solar plexus and a right cross to the chin! Despite some predictable elements, the plot delivers some deft misdirections regarding the identity of the mole in the upper echelons of the intelligence service.
BLAKE ET MORTIMER
1 EDIÇÃO
Sans doute mon album favori parmi ceux écrits après le décès de l'auteur original, E. P. Jacobs. Une combinaison d'une histoire bien ficelée, bien rythmée, et d'un dessin impeccable. Le capitaine Blake serait-il vraiment une taupe au service de l'ennemi ? Le professeur Mortimer est persuadé du contraire, jusqu'à trouver une importante somme d'argent cachée dans leur appartement... Les deux compères sont alors en cavale dans le pays, chacun de leur côté, avant de se retrouver pour déjouer un complot international et débusquer la taupe des services secrets britanniques... Brillant !
Mar 10, 2025 (Edited)French
Un scénario pas forcément très original, une histoire un peu courte, mais toujours le même plaisir de retrouver Blake & Mortimer, et leur ennemi de toujours, le colonel Olrik.
Jun 20, 2009French
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- Canonical title
- The Francis Blake Affair
- Original title
- L'affaire Francis Blake
- Original publication date
- 1996
- People/Characters
- Professor Philip Angus Mortimer; Captain Francis Percy Blake; Colonel Olrik; David Honeychurch; Colonel Dorian Cartwright; Harold Doyle-Smith (show all 15); Sir Charles Garrison; Commander William Steele; Larry Jennings; Chief Inspector Glenn Kendall; Arnold Willoughby; Virginia Campbell; Sergeant Ian Cameron; Adrian Deloraine; Jack (Colonel Olrik's henchman)
- Important places
- London, England, UK; Scotland Yard, London, England, UK; Park Lane, London, England, UK (99a); York, North Yorkshire, England, UK; Seanberry, Yorkshire, England, UK (fictional); Ardmuir Castle, Scotland, UK (fictional) (show all 7); Scotland, UK
- First words
- At the time this story begins, and while Londoners are enjoying the warmth of an exceptionally sunny month of June, alarming news reaches the employees of the city as they rush to their offices.
- Quotations
- Beware... the man with... six fingers...
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)God save the Queen.
- Original language*
- Francés
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