The Francis Blake Affair

The Francis Blake Affair

Cover of the English language (Cinebook) edition
Date 1996
Series Blake and Mortimer
Creative team
Writers Jean Van Hamme
Artists Ted Benoit
Original publication
Published in Tintin magazine
Language French
Translation
Publisher Cinebook Ltd
Date September 2008
Translator Jerome Saincantin
Chronology
Preceded by Professor Sató's Three Formulae, Volume 2: Mortimer vs. Mortimer
Followed by The Voronov Plot

The Francis Blake Affair was the thirteenth Blake and Mortimer book and the first one not to be written by Edgar P. Jacobs. It was published in 1996.

Plot

Scandal breaks in the London press: There is a mole in the Intelligence Service! And it appears without a doubt, on a photograph taken by agents of MI 5, that the mole wears the face of Francis Blake! Mortimer is determined to believe that his friend has been forced to act against his will. But the initial investigations sweep away this hypothesis: Blake has opened, under an assumed name, an account fed by payments coming from the Bahamas. In a few months, he has withdrawn ₤30,000—more than 10 times his annual pay! With MI 5 agents planning to try Blake for high treason, or to kill him if needed, Mortimer decides to find his friend before they do. A long hunt begins …

English Publication

The first publication in English was by Cinebook Ltd in September 2008.


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