“Scarred anti-terror leader "Rose Marie" thwarts plot against secret Swiss summit after losing family to terrorism.”
Desert Rose
砂の薔薇 ―デザート・ローズ―
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Scarred anti-terror leader "Rose Marie" thwarts plot against secret Swiss summit after losing family to terrorism.
Mariko, codenamed "Rose Marie" is a leader of anti terrorist group, CAT (Counter Attack Terrorism). She lost her husband and son in a terrorist bomb attack at an airport. Also suffering injuries in the blast, she was left with a scar that looked like a rose flower on her chest. A summit conference is due to be held in Switzerland secretly, with Marie's team deployed. However, it becomes clear terrorists have already made a move to sabotage the meeting... (Source: ANN)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 134 × 15 ch × vol
- Total read 17h 52m approx
- Published Jan 1989 – Jan 1998
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M24061 catalog