The triads of Hong Kong are about to be introduced to the Tao of the Billionaire.

Largo has disappeared. His friends and employees are trying to find him while they keep the W Group ticking, but no one seems to know what has happened to him--not even the Chinese authorities. It will be up to the billionaire, locked in a cell with a corpse as his only companion, to escape on his own before he can begin reassessing who are his allies and who are his enemies.

KEY SELLING POINTS:

• More than 10 million French-language copies sold
• Two feature-length films starring Tomer Sisley as Largo Winch, with Kristin Scott Thomas and Sharon Stone, were released in France in 2008 and 2011.
• Hugely popular series that has been translated into at least 8 languages

Jean Van Hamme is one of the best-known European comic book scriptwriters. His most popular series include "Thorgal"and "XIII"(both in English from Cinebook). In 2005, he was appointed "Officier des Arts et des Lettres" by the French Minister of Culture.

Philippe Francq worked at the Hergé Studios with Bob de Moor. He then collaborated with de Groot and Delvaux before meeting Van Hamme and working on "Largo Winch."