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Inspector Montalbano mystery volume 1
Language
English
Description
Follows Sicilian detective Inspector Montalbano as he investigates the suspicious death of an engineer who had made a name for himself in a small town.
Author
Series
Inspector Montalbano mystery volume 6
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Inspector Montalbano investigates a labyrinthine financial scam that half of the retirees in Vigata have invested their savings in. His cherished Sicily is turning so ruthless that he wonders if any part of it is worth saving.
Author
Series
Inspector Montalbano mysteries: volume 3
Language
English
Description
Never has Inspector Montalbano's character--a unique end of humor, cynicism, compassion, earthiness, and love of good food--been more compelling an in The Snack Thief. When an elderly man is man stabbed to death in an elevator and a crewman on an Italian fishing trawler is machine-gunned by a Tunisian patrol boat off Sicily's coast, only Montalbano, with his keen insight into human nature, suspects the link between the two incidents. His investigation...
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Publisher
Pegasus Books
Language
English
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A new crime series full of Italian flavor—the first novel in the Inspector Bordelli series, set in 1960s Florence
Florence, summer 1963. Inspector Bordelli is one of the few policemen left in the deserted city. He spends his days on routine work and his nights tormented by the heat and mosquitoes.
Suddenly one night, a telephone call gives him a new sense of purpose: the suspected death of a wealthy signora. Bordelli rushes to her hilltop
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Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Montalbano wakes from strange dreams to find a gruesomely bludgeoned horse carcass in front of his seaside home. When his men come to investigate, the carcass disappears, leaving only a trail in the sand. Before long, two people report missing horses - Rachele, a champion equestrian, an Lo Duca, one of the richest men in Sicily. Then Montalbano's home is broken into and is ransacked and he is certain that the crimes are linked. As he negotiates the...
7) August heat
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
When a colleague extends his summer vacation, Inspector Salvo Montalbano is forced to stay in VigA ta and endure the August heat. Montalbanoas long-suffering girlfriend, Livia, joins him with a friendahusband and young son in towato keep her company during these dog days of summer. But when the boy suddenly disappears into a narrow shaft hidden under the familyas beach rental, Montalbano, in pursuit of the child, uncovers something terribly sinister....
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Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Stumbling on a fifty-year-old mystery involving a pair of lovers whose bodies are found in a mountain cave beside a dog statue, Inspector Montalbano investigates the island's past and traces a family's secret back to World War II.
10) Angelica's smile
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The seventeenth installment of the beloved New York Times bestselling series that boasts more than 600,000 books in print. The last four books in Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano series have leapfrogged their way up the New York Times bestseller list, perfectly positioning Angelica's Smile to ascent to even greater heights. A rash of burglaries has got Inspector Salvo Montalbano stumped. The criminals are so brazen that their leader, the anonymous...
Author
Series
Inspector Montalbano mystery volume 8
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Still recovering from his gunshot wound, Inspector Montalbano is feeling the weight of his years, and of his solitude. He's getting softer, more introspective, and critical of his life choices. But if withdrawing from society has become natural of late, he'll soon be forced to interact with others, compelled to intervene as a web of hatred and secrets threatens to squeeze its victims to death. This is Montalbano's most unusual and challenging case...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
An unidentified corpse is found near Vigàta, a town known for its soil rich with potter's clay. Meanwhile, a woman reports the disappearance of her husband, a Colombian man with Sicilian origins who turns out to be related to a local mobster. Then Inspector Montalbano remembers the story from the Bible-- Judas's betrayal, the act of remorse, and the money for the potter's field, where those of unknown or foreign origin are to be buried-- and slowly,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Two deaths lead Inspector Montalbano into investigations of corruption and power in the twentieth installment of the New York Times bestselling series. Montalbano investigates a robbery at a supermarket, a standard case that takes a spin when manager Guido Borsellino is later found hanging in his office. Was it a suicide? The inspector and the coroner have their doubts, and further investigation leads to the director of a powerful local company....
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Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Description
"Filled with interesting character sketches and the dirt of Italian street life . . . a haunting and troubling crime story" from the author of Death in August (Crime Time UK).
It is April of 1964, and the cruelest month is breeding bad weather and worse news. And plenty of disturbing news is coming to Florence detective Inspector Bordelli. Bordelli's friend, Casimiro, insists he's discovered the body of a man in a field above
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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
Inspector Bordelli investigates the death of a notorious loan shark, who was found in Florence with a pair of scissors through his throat, while back in Sardinia, Bordelli's young sidekick Piras has a mysterious death of his own to deal with.
16) Game of mirrors
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In Game of Mirrors, Inspector Montalbano and his colleagues are stumped when two bombs explode outside empty warehouses-one of which is connected to a big-time drug dealer. Meanwhile, the alluring Liliana Lombardo is trying to seduce the Inspector over red wine and arancini. Between pesky reporters, amorous trysts, and cocaine kingpins, Montalbano feels as if he's being manipulated on all fronts. That is, until the inspector himself becomes the prime...
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English
Description
Sicily, April 16 1677. From his deathbed, Charles III's viceroy, Anielo de Guzmán y Carafa, marquis of Castle Rodrigo, names his wife, Doña Eleonora, as his successor. Eleonora de Moura is a highly intelligent and capable woman who immediately applies her political acumen to heal the scarred soul of Palermo, a city afflicted by poverty, misery, and the frequent uprisings they entail.The Marquise implements measures that include lowering the price...
18) Treasure hunt
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"In Treasure Hunt, Montalbano is hailed as a hero after news cameras film him scaling a building-- gun in hand-- to capture a pair of unlikely snipers. Shortly after, the inspector begins to receive cryptic messages in verse from someone challenging him to go on a 'treasure hunt.' Intrigued, he accepts, treating the messages as amusing riddles-- until they take a dangerous turn"--Publisher's web site.
20) Hunting season
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"From internationally bestselling author Andrea Camilleri, a brilliant, bawdy comedy that will surprise even the most die-hard Montalbano fans. In 1880s Vigaata, a stranger comes to town to open a pharmacy. Fofao turns out to be the son of a man legendary for having a magic garden stocked with plants, fruits, and vegetables that could cure any ailment-a man who was found murdered years ago. Fofao escaped, but now has reappeared looking to make his...
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