August Heat
Andrea Camilleri
MYSTERY
2008
PAPER
304 PAGES
The endearing, beleagured Inspector Montalbano's seaside interlude in Vigata takes a bizaare turn when the body of a teenage girl turns up -- in his basement, in this 10th installment in the series.
(ITL942, $14.00) |
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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, $15.00) |
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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, $14.00) |
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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, $14.00) |
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The Potter's Field
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) |
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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, $14.00) |
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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, $14.00) |
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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, $14.00) |
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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, $15.00) |
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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, $14.00) |
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The Track of Sand
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) |
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The Track of Sand
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) |
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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, $14.00) |
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The Wings of the Sphinx
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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