A fireball tears through the night over Marseille, leaving nothing but death and ashes in its wake.
A brutal bomb attack on the nightclub 'Le Phénix' claims over twenty lives – including that of an undercover narcotics officer. A case for Commissaire Pierre Marquanteur and his special unit, the FoPoCri. The initial clues lead to the brutal world of the 'Chiens de feu', a ruthless biker gang seen at the scene shortly before the explosion.
But while Marquanteur investigates amidst the roar of engines and the law of the road, an old historian dies in the venerable silence of a museum – seemingly of a peaceful, natural death. For everyone, it is a tragedy. For Marquanteur, it is a discrepancy that haunts him.
Two cases that seem to have nothing to do with each other. But the deeper Marquanteur digs, the more he realizes that he's not just fighting a violent gang, but a new, invisible power that is taking Marseille in its iron grip. From the grimy docks of the port to the elegant salons of high finance, a web of corruption, greed, and murder stretches across the landscape.
When Marquanteur realizes that his enemies are always one step ahead, he understands that the greatest danger lurks not on the streets, but within his own ranks. In a war where anyone could be a traitor, the hunt for the bombers becomes a desperate fight for the soul of the city – and for his own survival.
