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Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
274 p. ; 20 cm.
Description
One night, Inspector Montalbano dreams of a stormy sea, which he knows represents unease and loss of control. The next day, a boat is found in the port of Vigata, and within it, the body of a disfigured corpse.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
277 p. ; 20 cm.
Description
Before leaving for vacation, Inspector Montalbano witnesses a seagull doing an odd dance on the beach outside his home, when the bird suddenly drops dead. Stopping in at his office for a quick check before heading off, he notices that his right-hand man, Fazio, is nowhere to be found. Montalbano sets out to find him and discovers that the seagull's dance of death may provide the key to understanding a macabre world of sadism, extortion, and murder....
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
277 p. ; 20 cm.
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
Inspector Montalbano mystery volume 22
Publisher
Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
5 CDs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the midst of days of rain and floods, Italy's favorite detective, Montalbano, is called to investigate the murder of a man found dead in a water supply tunnel. As he wades through a world in which construction firms and public officials thrive, his investigation gets off to a slow start, but all the evidence points to the world of construction and public contracts, a world just as slimy and impenetrable as the mud.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
288 pages cm.
Description
"In the new novel in the transporting New York Times bestselling Inspector Montalbano mystery series, Montalbano finds his answers to a murder in a theatrical play. Mimi Augello is visiting his lover when the woman's husband unexpectedly returns to the apartment; he climbs out the window and into the downstairs apartment, but one danger leads to another. In the dark he sees a body lying on the bed. Shortly after, another body is found, and the victim...
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"A wave of refugees has arrived on the Sicilian coast, and Inspector Montalbano and his team have been stationed at port, alongside countless volunteers, to receive and assist the newcomers. Meanwhile, Livia has promised their presence at a friend's wedding, and the inspector, agreeing to get a new suit tailored, meets the charming master seamstress Elena Biasini. But while on duty at the dock one late night, tragedy strikes, and Elena is found gruesomely...
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