August Heat  •  Andrea Camilleri MYSTERY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES • COMING IN FEBRUARY Montalbano once again confronts political corruption, murder and his own desires and failings in this installment of the compelling Sicilian series. (ITL942, $14.00)
The Excursion to Tindari  •  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 which finds a young man (with a reputation for amorous adventure) dead, a neighbor couple missing -- and a local mafia Don asking for protection for his grandson. (ITL616, $14.00)
The Paper Moon  •  Andrea Camilleri  •  Stephen Sartarelli MYSTERY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES Inspector Montalbano becomes embroiled in another complex case as he investigates the death of a man shot in the face at point-blank range with his pants down and 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, $13.00)
The Patience of the Spider  •  Stephen Sartarelli  •  Andrea Camilleri LITERATURE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES Book number eight in Camilleri's series, starring the world-weary, earthy -- aging not so gracefully -- Inspector Montalbano (made into a wildly popular television series in Italy). (ITL826, $13.00)
Rounding the Mark  •  Andrea Camilleri MYSTERY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 264 PAGES Book number seven in Camilleri's absorbing series starring the world-weary, earthy Inspector Montalbano (made into a wildly popular television series in Italy). The inspector, hoping to get police work off his mind with a swim in the ocean, discovers a corpse. (ITL722, $13.00)
The Shape of Water  •  Andrea Camilleri MYSTERY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES The first installment 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. The action takes place in a fictional coastal town, where a local politico is suspiciously dead. (ITL528, $13.00)
The Silence of the Rain  •  Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza MYSTERY •  2003 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES A businessman is killed and Inspector Espinosa, an intellectual with a wandering heart, is on the case in this bestselling Brazilian mystery, memorably set in Rio de Janeiro. It's the first in a series of Inspector Espinosa mysteries. (BZL61, $15.00)
The Smell of the Night  •  Andrea Camilleri  •  Stephen Sartarelli MYSTERY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES Book number six in Camilleri's series 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, $13.00)
The Snack Thief  •  Andrea Camilleri MYSTERY •  2003 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES The third book in the best-selling series starring the irresistible Inspector Montalbano, a small town police detective with a healthy appetite, roving intellect and wry sense of humor. (ITL530, $13.00)
The Terracotta Dog  •  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, $13.00)
Voice of the Violin  •  Andrea Camilleri  •  Stephen Sartarelli MYSTERY •  2004 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES In this fourth installment in the popular Inspector Montalbano series. Camilleri delivers a delightful cast of characters and wry commentary on Sicilian ways, headed by the irresistible Inspector Montalbano, a small town police detective with a healthy appetite, roving intellect and wry sense of humor. It opens with a classic conceit of police procedurals: a beautiful blond woman is found dead. That's the least of it. (ITL537, $13.00)