I.R.$. #4

Stephen Desberg and Bernard Vrancken's financial-crime series reaches its fourth volume with "The Corrupter," published by Cinebook in 2010. Vrancken's cover art commands immediate attention, presenting a striking composition of three figures — a dark-haired woman rendered in dramatic close-up dominates the background, while a silver-haired man and a lighter-haired woman face off in the foreground against a bold red-orange palette. The tension between these three characters promises the kind of sleek, sophisticated intrigue that has made I.R.$. a compelling read for fans of crime and espionage storytelling.