176 p. : 29 cm "Private investigator John Blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery and intrigue, digging up the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and nuclear secrets during the 1950s Red Scare in the United States."--P. [4] of cover "This volume collects the first three Blacksad albums: Quelque part entre les ombres [Somewhere within the shadows], Arctic-Nation, and Âme rouge [Red soul], originally published in France in 2000, 2003, and 2005 by Dargaud"--T. p. verso