"The Other Law" by Valerio Varesi: when Parma is torn apart

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"In foggy cities, we reflect, but by the sea, we let ourselves live." Inspector Soneri ponders the fogged windows of his kitchen. He scans the rooftops of Parma, which he knows so well, wondering what has changed lately. But while he's not the type to chase thugs, the police officer never gives up when it comes to solving an investigation.

With The Other Law , we are immersed in the tenth volume of his adventures translated into French. Those of a man who eats, loves and appreciates life but recognizes less and less this city to which he is passionately attached. Here he is sinking into xenophobia, violence against immigrants, radicalization and far-right militias who organize nighttime raids in 4x4s to "clean up" in suburbs eaten away by drug trafficking.

The novel was written more than ten years ago but it seems so contemporary that the author's restless melancholy,