Mortensen's Escapades 4: The Secret Mummy
By (Author) Lars Jakobsen
Illustrated by Lars Jakobsen
Lerner Publishing Group
Graphic Universe
1st January 2013
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Science fiction
FIC
Paperback
48
Width 181mm, Height 220mm
150g
These are mysteries with historical and cultural content. Mortensen is a fun and good-natured hero who trots the globe and travels throughout history. Educational back matter offers the readers more information on the topics covered.
In Transylvania, 1891, seven people have been found dead with bite marks on their necks. Mortensen knows better than to be superstitious, but how else can he explain this murder spree When a young tourist named Maya survives a similar attack in Prague, Czech Republic, in 1993, Mortensen learns the truth--a time traveling crime lord has been stealing kidneys from living victims! Mortensen needs to track down Maya's kidney before it's too late.
Time agent Mortensen has another odd mystery on his hands--what do Romanian vampires in 1891, a tourist in Prague in 1993 who vanishes and reappears minus a kidney, and an antiques auction in Paris in 1954 have in common Those seemingly disparate things eventually come together in this fourth volume of the Mortensen's Escapades series, which compensates for a sometimes-thin plot with exciting and age-appropriate art. Research notes at the end help tie together the time-travel-meets-urban-legends story. --Booklist
-- "Journal"Lars Jakobsen began his art career in Denmark, designing patterns and graphics for the fashion industry. In 1990 he created a weekly comic strip that still runs over two decades later. Ganske Vist (or Coop Ville, as it's known in English) is about day-to-day life in a chicken coop. Lars worked as an animator on two Ganske Vist cartoons. He has also made several documentaries about historic films and events. He has worked as a coordinator for the Consulate General of Denmark, where he helped introduce Danish artists to the American market. Mortensen's Escapades was originally published in Denmark in 1993. Its high paced and punchy stories made it an instant success.
Lars Jakobsen began his art career in Denmark, designing patterns and graphics for the fashion industry. In 1990 he created a weekly comic strip that still runs over two decades later. Ganske Vist (or Coop Ville, as it's known in English) is about day-to-day life in a chicken coop. Lars worked as an animator on two Ganske Vist cartoons. He has also made several documentaries about historic films and events. He has worked as a coordinator for the Consulate General of Denmark, where he helped introduce Danish artists to the American market. Mortensen's Escapades was originally published in Denmark in 1993. Its high paced and punchy stories made it an instant success.