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An Inspector Montalbano Mystery

August Heat

August Heat


by Andrea Camilleri

  • MYSTERY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

In this tenth installment in Andrea Camilleri's wildly popular Inspector Montalbano series (made into a television series in Italy), our hero's seaside vacation in Vigata heats up (pun intended) when the body of a teenage girl turns up -- in the basement of his rented villa. (ITL942, $14.00)

The Excursion to Tindari

The Excursion to Tindari


by Andrea Camilleri | Stephen Sartarelli

  • MYSTERY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Book number five in Camilleri's Inspector Montalban series. The sly, overworked inspector has his hands full in this satisfyingly complex tale set in contemporary Sicily. (ITL616, $15.00)

The Paper Moon

The Paper Moon


by Andrea Camilleri | Stephen Sartarelli

  • MYSTERY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Inspector Montalbano becomes embroiled in another complex case in this, Camilleri's ninth book in the series. As he investigates the death of a man shot in the face at point-blank range with his pants down, Montalbano finds himself dealing with two beautiful but evasive women as prime suspects, mysterious computer codes, threatening letters, and dirty cocaine that turn Vigata police headquarters upside down. (ITL898, $14.00)

The Patience of the Spider

The Patience of the Spider


by Stephen Sartarelli | Andrea Camilleri

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Book number eight in Camilleri's series, starring the world-weary, earthy -- and now aging not so gracefully -- Inspector Montalbano (made into a wildly popular television series in Italy). (ITL826, $14.00)

The Potter's Field

The Potter's Field


by Andrea Camilleri

  • LITERATURE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Lucky book 13 in Camilleri's wildly popular Inspector Montalbano mysteries, nicely translated and shot through (pun intended) with not just memorable characters but also with Sicilian lore and politics. (ITA269, $15.00)

Rounding the Mark

Rounding the Mark


by Andrea Camilleri

  • MYSTERY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 264 PAGES

Book number seven in Camilleri's absorbing series starring the world-weary, earthy Inspector Montalbano. (ITL722, $14.00)

The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water


by Andrea Camilleri

  • MYSTERY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

The first of Camilleri's wildly popular Inspector Montalbano mysteries, nicely translated and shot through (pun intended) with not just memorable characters but also with Sicilian lore and politics. If you like the series, it continues in 12 more installments -- and counting. (ITL528, $14.00)

The Smell of the Night

The Smell of the Night


by Andrea Camilleri | Stephen Sartarelli

  • MYSTERY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Book number six in Camilleri's serres starring the world-weary, earthy Inspector Montalban (made into a wildly popular television series in Italy). In this installment the sly detective is on the trail of a financier who has disappeared with milllions. (ITL617, $14.00)

The Snack Thief

The Snack Thief


by Andrea Camilleri

  • MYSTERY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

The third book in the bestselling series starring the irresistible Inspector Montalbano. (ITL530, $15.00)

The Terracotta Dog

The Terracotta Dog


by Andrea Camilleri

  • MYSTERY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

Number two in the wildly popular Inspector Montalbano series. Among its many pleasures is Camilleri's wry send-up of Sicilian society and politics. (ITL529, $14.00)

The Track of Sand

The Track of Sand


by Stephen Sartarelli | Andrea Camilleri

  • MYSTERY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Book 12 in Camilleri's series (made into a wildly popular television series in Italy) again stars the world-weary and food-loving Inspector Montalbano. After he comes across a bludgeoned horse and his seaside home is ransacked, Montalbano must investigate Sicily's horseracing subculture and its connections to the Mafia. (ITA166, $14.00)

The Track of Sand

The Track of Sand


by Stephen Sartarelli | Andrea Camilleri

  • MYSTERY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Book 12 in Camilleri's series (made into a wildly popular television series in Italy) again stars the world-weary and food-loving Inspector Montalbano. After he comes across a bludgeoned horse and his seaside home is ransacked, Montalbano must investigate Sicily's horseracing subculture and its connections to the Mafia. (ITA166, $14.00)

Voice of the Violin

Voice of the Violin


by Andrea Camilleri | Stephen Sartarelli

  • MYSTERY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

The fourth installment in the popular Inspector Montalbano series, complete with a quirky cast of Sicilian characters. (ITL537, $14.00)

The Wings of the Sphinx

The Wings of the Sphinx


by Andrea Camilleri

  • MYSTERY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 264 PAGES

Camilleri's 11th mordant, witty Sicilian mystery in which 56-year-old Inspector Montalbano is not only investigating the death of a young women but also working out his differences with girlfriend Livia. (ITA117, $14.00)

 

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