Gritty from east to west, Marseille is the perfect venue for the latest in Akashic’s venerable Noir series. While earlier entries in this 70-volume series have sometimes been bleak and atmospheric, this one is all red meat….Just as Marseille is tailor-made for noir, this dark banquet is tailor-made for noir fans. –Kirkus Reviews

This entry in Akashic’s noir series navigates the seedy side of Marseille with 14 stories that range from the creepily introspective to the downright brutal. –Publishers Weekly

Marseille is perhaps France’s most interesting and international city. The Akashic Noir Series’ first ventured into France with Paris Noir, and now moves one step beyond. Most the writers live in Marseille and they all write in French, so the series mission of authenticity is delivered deliciously, with menace and fright to spare. This is as hardboiled as it gets.