Books like West coast blues by Jacques Tardi

Name: West coast blues
Author: Jacques Tardi

George Gerfaut, a distracted young executive and family man, witnesses a murder and is thrust into a violent ordeal that pits him against an exiled war criminal and two hired assassins. As he adapts to life on the run, Gerfaut abandons his middle‑class routine, travels through the countryside, and ultimately teams up with a new ally to confront the danger he has become entangled in.

First publish date: 2009

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Fiction

Authors: Jacques Tardi

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