Campbell, Eddie. The Black Diamond Detective Agency.CAMPBELL, Eddie. The Black Diamond Detective Agency Noun 1. detective agency - an agency that makes inquiries for its clients agency - a business that serves other businesses . First Second. 144p. illus. c2007 1596431423. $16.95. SA* On September 4, 1899, Jackie Harte's life goes straight to Hell. The morning train explodes, taking much of Lebanon, Missouri
Lebanon is a city in Laclede County, Missouri, United States. The population was 12,155 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Laclede CountyGR6. with it. Jackie sees bandits lugging a safe into a horse-and-buggy while he helps carry survivors to safety. When he goes home, his wife has left him and two private detectives inform him that he's the No. 1 suspect for the bombing. Jackie escapes and goes underground, the Black Diamond Detective Agency and the Secret Service hot on his heels (the latter agency's involvement is a clue). The trail leads him to Chicago, some unsavory ex-associates and a secret cabal working to undermine the US government. Nobody in The Black Diamond Detective Agency is quite what he appears to be. Jackie Harte is not an innocent man; he is an ex-gangster who ends up working for the agency that is chasing him. Jackie's wife helps frame him, and although they end up together, I doubt they live happily ever after The term happily ever after is used in association with many works of children’s fiction and romantic fiction. It describes a happy ending, often a cliché in which all the good characters have emerged victorious and all the evil characters have been punished. . Eddie Campbell Eddie Campbell (born August 10 1955) is a Scottish comics artist and cartoonist who now lives in Australia. Probably best known as the illustrator and publisher of From Hell (written by Alan Moore), Campbell is also the creator of the semi-autobiographical Alec , the author of Bacchus and illustrator of From Hell, has created a crazy, dangerous world that can be summed up in two words--"nothing works." The dynamic art drips with vivid color (especially the blood), and the action-packed plot is laced with quirky quirk n. 1. A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy: "Every man had his own quirks and twists" Harriet Beecher Stowe. 2. characters. The Black Diamond Detective Agency contains vulgarity (f and s bombs) and violence (several gunfights); highly recommended for high school and adult graphic novel collections. George Galuschak, YA Libn., Montvale PL, Montvale, NJ S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. *--The asterisk (1) See Asterisk PBX. (2) In programming, the asterisk or "star" symbol (*) means multiplication. For example, 10 * 7 means 10 multiplied by 7. The * is also a key on computer keypads for entering expressions using multiplication. highlights exceptional books. |
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