Clarissa Tan

So long, Scandinavia. Bonjour, Benelux! 

Comparing the cops of Salamander, Midsomer Murders, Brooklyn Nine-Nine — and Danny Boyle's frustrating Babylon

Joachim Klaus leads the raid on the Jonkhere bank in Salamander [(C) Lies Willaert] 
issue 15 February 2014
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