Lethal Lullaby (Berceuse assassine)
Written by Philippe Tome. Art by Ralph Meyer.
A trilogy of noir stories circles a marriage and a killing.
Overview
Tome and Meyer launched Berceuse assassine in 1997. Across three albums, different perspectives gradually change the meaning of a violent domestic plot.
Why It Matters
Its structure makes the reader revise earlier judgments: the order in which motives and memories appear is central to the suspense.
Genre & Themes
Psychological crime and domestic noir drive a tightly constructed trilogy.
Art & Visual Identity
Meyer uses expressive color and close character work to make familiar spaces feel emotionally unstable.
Read This If You Like
- Multiple-viewpoint mysteries
- Domestic noir
- European crime albums