the detective magazine established itself in France from 1928 to 1940 as ‘Le grand weekly des faits-miscellaneous’, as stated in its subtitle. Composed of 16 pages featuring shock photography, bold photomontage and eye-catching titles, detective appears to be the heir of the illustrated supplement to the Petit-Journal, which regularly put blood to one. Born of a commercial battle by Gaston Gallimard, the brightest detective was querying without being pushed...