Jean-Claude Izzo – författare

Book two in the Marseilles trilogy“In Marseilles, you weren’t just from one neighborhood, one project. You were chourmo. In the same galley, rowing! Trying to get out. Together.”Fabio Montale has left a police force marred by corruption, racism and greed to follow the placid rhythms of his native town: the sea, fishing, and the local bar. But getting out is not going to be so easy. When his cousin’s son goes missing, Montale is dragged back into the mean streets of a violent, crime-infested Marseilles. To discover the truth about the boy’s disappearance, he infiltrates a dangerous underworld of mobsters, religious fanatics, crooked cops and ordinary people driven to extremes by desperation.This second novel in Izzo’s acclaimed Marseilles trilogy is a touching tribute to the author’s beloved city, in all its color and complexity. Fabio Montale is an unwitting hero in this city of melancholy beauty.

The second novel in Izzo’s acclaimedMarseilles trilogy is a touching tribute to theauthor’s beloved city, in all its colour andcomplexity. Fabio Montale is an unwittinghero in this city of melancholy beauty.Fabio Montale has left a police force marredby corruption, xenophobia, and greed. Butgetting out is not going to be so easy. Whenhis cousin’s son goes missing, Montale isdragged back onto the mean streets of aviolent, crime-infested Marseilles. To discoverthe truth about the boy’s disappearance,he infiltrates a dangerous underworld ofmobsters, religious fanatics, crooked cops,and ordinary people whom desperation hasdriven to extremes.

“Izzo digs deep into what makes men weep.”—Time Out New YorkThe third and final installment in the remarkable Marseilles Trilogy (Total Chaos, Chourmo), Solea continues Jean-Claude Izzo’s distinctive brand of vibrant crime writing, skillfully evoking a time and place that has captured the hearts and imaginations of readers the world over. Marseilles’ simmering issues of race, politics, organized crime and big business come to a rolling boil. Ex-cop, loner, would-be bon vivant, Fabio Montale is back and his heartfelt cry against the criminal forces devastating his beloved Marseilles provides the touching conclusion to a trilogy that epitomizes the aspirations and ideals of the Mediterranean noir movement.