The Marseilles Trilogy
by Van
Fabio Montale is a marginalized neighborhood cop in the Arab ghetto in Marseilles.
1. Jean-Claude Izzo's Total Chaos is a compelling noir tale of growing up poor and immigrant, especially poor and Arab. The story mixes organized crime, police corruption and compartmentalization, the uneasiness of love and friendship, the requirements of honor, and a keen sense of place (food, drink, neighborhoods).
2. Chourmo
3. Solea (due out in June 2007)
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