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Written by Stephen Desberg. Art by Bernard Vrancken.
A tax investigator follows money into dangerous international networks.
Overview
Desberg and Vrancken’s series began in 1999. Special investigator Larry Max uses financial traces to pursue crime that ordinary detectives may never see, crossing borders as his cases widen.
Why It Matters
The procedural hook gives the thriller a distinctive instrument: documents and transactions reveal relationships before the people involved admit them.
Genre & Themes
Financial crime, investigative suspense and international conspiracy combine, with corruption as the recurring force.
Art & Visual Identity
Vrancken’s polished realism makes offices, travel and confrontations part of the same credible world.
Read This If You Like
- Financial thrillers
- Investigative procedurals
- International conspiracies