What do you think?
Rate this book
Largo Winch #19
Crossing Paths
The threads of multiple fates intertwine around Largo. Largo is in London for a board meeting with his group s various CEOs. At the same time, he s negotiating with a French aeronautics firm for a deal based upon a groundbreaking new technology. But the British capital seems to be the centre of a curious convergence: people with no apparent links to each other gravitate towards Largo and his inner circle. Old lovers, new flames, intelligence agencies, terrorists... Will the billionaire recognise his true allies amidst such a tangled web?"
48 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2014
1 person is currently reading
61 people want to read
About the author
Jean Van Hamme
748 books181 followersJean Van Hamme, is a Belgian novelist and comic book writer. He has written scripts for a number of Belgian/French comic series, including Histoire sans héros, Thorgal, XIII, Blake and Mortimer, Lady S and Largo Winch.
More on the brilliant, Jean Van Hamme:
http://lambiek.net/artists/v/van-hamm...
More on the brilliant, Jean Van Hamme:
http://lambiek.net/artists/v/van-hamm...
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
November 29, 2015
Na de aanslagen in Parijs van enkele weken geleden is dit verhaal verbazend actueel.
De verwijzing naar "Avontuur zonder helden (20 jaar later)" (Van Hamme - Dany) kon ik ook appreciëren!
In die laatste verwijzen ze trouwens ook naar Largo Winch.
De verwijzing naar "Avontuur zonder helden (20 jaar later)" (Van Hamme - Dany) kon ik ook appreciëren!
In die laatste verwijzen ze trouwens ook naar Largo Winch.
December 29, 2015
Episode classique de Largo, sans trop de détails financiers et sur fond d'actualité avec manipulations des services secrets et de terroristes.
April 13, 2024
Dit eerste deel van het 10de tweeluik is één van de beste albums van Largo Winch. Je valt van de ene verrassing in de andere tijdens het consumeren van deze cocktail van verleidingen en gevaar. Van Hamme toont met dit ingenieus in mekaar gestoken verhaal nog eens aan hoe het komt dat hij gezien wordt als één van de allergrootste scenaristen in het wereldje van de Franco-Belgische strips.
En dan zou het een doodzonde zijn om te zwijgen over het wonderbaarlijke tekentalent die de naam Philippe Francq draagt. Die details...., de wijze waarop hij de locaties op papier neerzet,... hoe hij zowel dialogen als actie zéér levendig doet overkomen... Wat een wonder van een striptekenaar.
En dan zou het een doodzonde zijn om te zwijgen over het wonderbaarlijke tekentalent die de naam Philippe Francq draagt. Die details...., de wijze waarop hij de locaties op papier neerzet,... hoe hij zowel dialogen als actie zéér levendig doet overkomen... Wat een wonder van een striptekenaar.
May 10, 2023
“Перетин шляхів” (або “Погоняний-перехрещений”, як підказує мені перекладач Гугл) складається з: кількох любовних інтрижок; сімейки аферистів, які полюють на комерційні таємниці; арабських терористів, яким заважає занадто людяний капіталіст; корумпованого ЦРУшника і його таємничого москаля, який того ЦРУшника корумпує; розрахунку на те, що Вінч миттю закохається в арабську дівчину, яка зможе підірвати себе на зустрічі ради директорів, якимось дивом потрапивши на ту зустріч. Знову дуже хитрі плани.
October 24, 2021
2014 = £6.99 / $11.95
WARNING: THIS IS A PART 1
The story is surprisingly good but that's always Van Hamme for me. He builds momentum and finishes well.
Philippe Francq is a stud. ->What SPECTACULAR women<- which were even augmented by the addition of a MILF to the lookers scene. But what he delighted me with best were his espec...ially sexy chests- such taut breasts!! The female on the cover and Largo's pilot had my eyes out of my head and my tongue wagging like lead.
WARNING: THIS IS A PART 1
The story is surprisingly good but that's always Van Hamme for me. He builds momentum and finishes well.
Philippe Francq is a stud. ->What SPECTACULAR women<- which were even augmented by the addition of a MILF to the lookers scene. But what he delighted me with best were his espec...ially sexy chests- such taut breasts!! The female on the cover and Largo's pilot had my eyes out of my head and my tongue wagging like lead.
April 1, 2015
The latest outing for Largo sees the adventure move to the streets of London, beginning with a bombing in an elderly couple’s Chelsea property and some cloak and dagger goings-on on a flight into Heathrow.
Largo’s closest allies are joining him in London for a little rest and recuperation before a big board meeting, but also in the city is Largo’s artist friend Domenica who is exhibiting her work there.
Largo’s entourage have time on their hands, so it’s not long before Penny has run into an old boyfriend from her school days and Cochrane is finding himself absorbed by the attentions of a stand-in secretary, leaving only Silky without some companionship. Meanwhile Dominica has taken a young woman under her wing who, to us, is blatantly not what she seems. The trouble is, nobody appears to be quite what they seem, and the common denominator in all of it is Largo.
Van Hamme keeps us guessing, using an Islamist cell, some Chinese industrial espionage, and even the CIA to keep us second guessing who’s on the side of the good guys, who is playing who, and, ultimately, what do they plan to achieve,
We also get a bit of Van Hamme cross-pollination as a character from another of his books steps across into this one as Largo aims to recruit him as part of the team. Naturally, we’ll now want to be reading that one…
Van Hamme’s scripts are always a guarantee of a good thriller, but the Largo series really comes into it’s own under the illustrative excellence of Philippe Francq who just seems to be able to draw just about anything that’s thrown at him. The opening page alone, from it’s accurately depicted Chelsea terrace to the gargantuan explosion underline his versatility, and show what a dramatic difference he makes to the partnership.
By the end of the book we’re more clued in as to who is up to what, but we’re going to have to wait for volume 16 to find out the outcome. Should be good.
Largo’s closest allies are joining him in London for a little rest and recuperation before a big board meeting, but also in the city is Largo’s artist friend Domenica who is exhibiting her work there.
Largo’s entourage have time on their hands, so it’s not long before Penny has run into an old boyfriend from her school days and Cochrane is finding himself absorbed by the attentions of a stand-in secretary, leaving only Silky without some companionship. Meanwhile Dominica has taken a young woman under her wing who, to us, is blatantly not what she seems. The trouble is, nobody appears to be quite what they seem, and the common denominator in all of it is Largo.
Van Hamme keeps us guessing, using an Islamist cell, some Chinese industrial espionage, and even the CIA to keep us second guessing who’s on the side of the good guys, who is playing who, and, ultimately, what do they plan to achieve,
We also get a bit of Van Hamme cross-pollination as a character from another of his books steps across into this one as Largo aims to recruit him as part of the team. Naturally, we’ll now want to be reading that one…
Van Hamme’s scripts are always a guarantee of a good thriller, but the Largo series really comes into it’s own under the illustrative excellence of Philippe Francq who just seems to be able to draw just about anything that’s thrown at him. The opening page alone, from it’s accurately depicted Chelsea terrace to the gargantuan explosion underline his versatility, and show what a dramatic difference he makes to the partnership.
By the end of the book we’re more clued in as to who is up to what, but we’re going to have to wait for volume 16 to find out the outcome. Should be good.
November 20, 2014
Grmbl. Het is een 'wordt vervolgd' verhaal. Niet dat ik daar per se iets tegen heb, maar tegen de tijd dat het vervolg er is, ben ik al vergeten wat er is gebeurd. Voor de rest niet echt commentaar.
February 7, 2016
Hurry up volume 20
Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews