Chez Max

Description

The world in the year 2064. Overpopulation? Famine? Religious wars? Dictatorships? On the contrary. At least, not in the Eurasian and North American regions. Securely fenced off from the rest of the world, life in these areas, with the exception of a handful of suicide bombings and regular border disputes, is constantly improving. Max leads a full and orderly life, oscillating between professional success and social commitment. The only spanner in the works is his Ashcroft partner, Chen Wu, a self-righteous loudmouth, who leaves no taboo unbroken...

Jakob Arjouni is the author of the celebrated Kayankaya novels featuring a Turkish detective in Frankfurt. Titles include Happy Birthday Turk, More Beer, One Man One Murder and Kismet. Magic Hoffmann, a standalone novel was shortlisted for the IMPAC Award. His last novel, Brother Kemal, was published by No Exit Press in August 2013.

Remarkable... a timely oddity * Literary Review * Chez Max imagines a future that is dystopian and noir and altogether plausible -- Paul Kane * The Compulsive Reader * A futuristic urban thriller in the style of Chandler * The Bookseller * Interview with Jakob Arjouni in Easyjet Magazine -- Interviewer: Laura Latham * Easyjet Magazine * excellent -- S.W. * crimesquad.com *