Total Chaos (Marseilles Trilogy 1)

Jean-Claude Izzo's . . . growing literary renown and huge sales are leading to a recognizable new trend in continental fiction: the rise of the sophisticated Mediterranean thriller. . . . Caught between pride and crime, racism and fraternity, tragedy and light, messy urbanization and generous beauty, the city for [detective Fabio Montale] is a Utopia, an ultimate port of call for exiles. There, he is torn between fatalism and revolt, despair and sensualism.'-'The Economist' This first instalment in the legendary 'Marseilles Trilogy' sees Fabio Montale turning his back on a police force marred by corruption and racism and taking the fight against the mafia into his own hands. Jean-Claude Izzo achieved astoundingly rapid success with his 'Marseilles Trilogy,' He died in Marseilles in 2000 at the age of 55.

Softcover. English. Europa Editions. 2005. ISBN: 9781933372044. 256 pp. Fair/good. Book No: 59734