After a seven-year hiatus, this worldwide noir bestseller returns to American shores with a brand-new two-part storyline. Detective John Blacksad deals with the mob, the unions, and mid-century ''master builder'' Lewis Solomon, who plans to pave over New York City''s green spaces, come hell or high water. While Blacksad must navigate from the lofty world of 1950s theater all the way to the city''s seedy depths, Solomon looms above it all in pursuit of his own dreams - but at what cost? Meanwhile, Weekly finds himself in the hot seat just as an old flame comes back to burn his pal Blacksad!