Inspector Montalbano Mystery Excursion to Tindari, Book 5, (Paperback)

from dcnorm1

My first encounter with Andrea Camilliri, and while I'm not a fanatic about mysteries, this one got me -- for the often coarse and pungent dialogs, the sense of irony that infuses almost all the characters (very Italian?), and some insights into what makes Italy work despite all its problems.

from DeltaQueen50

In this fifth outing of the Inspector Montalbano series, the Inspector is investigating the murder of a young man at the doorway of his apartment building and the disappearance of an elderly couple, who happen to live in the same apartment building as the first victim. The elderly couple appear t...

from sjmccreary

This is the 5th book in the Inspector Montalbano series set in Sicily. It follows the same formula that the earlier books have established - 2 seemingly unrelated mysteries arise at the same time and Montalbano is the only one who can find the key element that ties them together, thus solving bot...

from sjmccreary

This is the 5th book in the Inspector Montalbano series set in Sicily. It follows the same formula that the earlier books have established - 2 seemingly unrelated mysteries arise at the same time and Montalbano is the only one who can find the key element that ties them together, thus solving bot...

from quondame

Inspector Montalbano appetite is dangerously flagging - meals are skipped or delayed. Or lost, understandably. Camilleri's Sicily does sound like the embodiment of interesting times, and the scenery does sound like an amazing contrast of modern skuz next to fragrant wilds.