Tex Willer LU #208: Ubojstvo u Bourbon Streetu

In Murder on Bourbon Street, Tex Willer and Kit Carson arrive in New Orleans to help Sheriff Nat Mac Kennett investigate a string of unusual murders. Two rival gangs divide the city between them: Diamond Johnny controls Storyville, while Gaston Lagrange holds sway in the French Quarter. The appearance of an elusive “ghost” upsets that balance and catches the attention of criminals who sense a chance to make money.

As Tex and Carson look for a connection between the killings, the trail leads to old books on alchemy. Someone is willing to kill for the secret they contain. The sheriff and the two Rangers must find out how the murders are tied to the gangs’ interests and who is behind the apparition unsettling the city.

Mauro Boselli sets this western in city neighborhoods where each gang has territory to protect. That makes the investigation harder: the people who know something have reasons to stay silent or send the Rangers down the wrong trail. This issue sets up the mystery, which continues in the next installment.