Montalbano refuses to oblige his superiors who want a hasty close to the case, and it will take a corrupt lawyer's murder to break it open. When two garbage collectors find the body of local politician Silvio Luparello locked in his BMW with his pants down, in 'the Pasture,' the Vig ta town dump frequented by whores and drug dealers, the coroner rules that Luparello died of natural causes, despite clear evidence to the contrary. debut in this spare and spry English translation of the first novel in the series. Urbane Sicilian police inspector Salvo Montalbano, whose exploits have sold more than four million copies in Europe, makes his long overdue U.S. With his characteristic mix of humor, cynicism, compassion, and love of good food, Montalbano battles against the powerful and corrupt who are determined to block his path to the real killer.Īndrea Camilleri's novels starring Inspector Montalbano have become an international sensation and have been translated into numberous languages.

Enter Inspector Salvo Montalbano, Vigàta's most respected detective. The car happens to be parked in a part of town used by prostitutes and drug dealers, and as the news of his death spreads, the rumors begin. Silvio Lupanello, a big-shot in Vigàta, is found dead in his car with his pants around his knees. The Shape of Water is the first book in the sly, witty, and engaging Inspector Montalbano mystery series with its sardonic take on Sicilian life. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window Long live Camilleri, and long live Montalbano.” Each novel in this wholly addictive, entirely magical series, set in Sicily and starring a detective unlike any other in crime fiction, blasts the brain like a shot of pure ansporting. “You either love Andrea Camilleri or you haven’t read him yet.

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