Total Chaos

An ex-cop takes on the mafia in the blockbuster novel that kicks off the Marseilles trilogy with what "may be the most lyrical hard-boiled writing yet" (The Nation).In Jean-Claude Izzo''s "Mediterranean noir" mysteries, the city of Marseilles is explosive, breathtakingly beautiful, and deadly. Total Chaos introduces readers to Fabio Montale, a disenchanted cop who turns his back on a police force marred by corruption and racism and, in the name of friendship, takes the fight against the mafia into his own hands.Ugo, Manu, and Fabio grew up together on the mean streets of Marseilles where friendship means everything. They promised to stay true to one another and swore that nothing would break their bond. But people and circumstances change.Ugo and Manu have been drawn into the criminal underworld of Europe''s toughest and most violent city. When Manu is murdered and Ugo returns from abroad to avenge his friend''s death, only to be killed himself, it is left to the third in this trio,