Now Blacksad reaches America with its incredible combination of hard-boiled and hard-shelled anthropomorphosized murder. When a famous actress is found murdered in her home, it touches the man who had not seen her since their bitter breakup many years ago: private eye, and cool cat, John Blacksad. He vows to find her murderer. When the police are told to call off their investigation of the crime, Blacksad charges forward alone...risking his license, his reputation, and even his life!