Mortensen's Escapades Bk 3: The Red Ruby
By (Author) Lars Jakobsen
Illustrated by Lars Jakobsen
Lerner Publishing Group
Graphic Universe
1st March 2013
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Science fiction
FIC
Hardback
48
Width 195mm, Height 228mm
292g
According to legend, the Red Ruby is cursed! And as luck would have it, it's Mortensen's job to deliver the stolen gem to its rightful place in history. But he's not the only one with plans for the blood-red bauble. A gun moll, a fortune teller, an aristocrat, a gangster, and two henchmen are hot on his trail! With help from his new friendan absentminded librarian named KateMortensen tracks down the Red Ruby in the last place he wanted to find it . . . onboard the Titanic! Will the ruby's curse take Mortensen with it to the bottom of the sea
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 its 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. Mortensens Escapades was originally published in Denmark in 1993. Its high paced and punchy stories made it an instant success.