EDITORIAL REVIEW: Andrea Camilleri's novels starring Inspector Montalbano have become an international sensation and have been translated from Italian into eight languages, ranging from Dutch to Japanese. *The Shape of Water* is the first book in this sly, witty, and engaging series with its sardoni
The Shape of Water
β Scribed by Camilleri, Andrea
- Book ID
- 107839715
- Publisher
- Penguin (Non-Classics)
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- UND
- Weight
- 234 KB
- Series
- Inspector Maltalbano Mysteries 1
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1436271975
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β¦ Synopsis
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Andrea Camilleri's novels starring Inspector Montalbano have become an international sensation and have been translated from Italian into eight languages, ranging from Dutch to Japanese. The Shape of Water is the first book in this sly, witty, and engaging series with its sardonic take on Sicilian life. Early one morning, Silvio Lupanello, a big shot in the village of VigΓ ta, is found dead in his car with his pants around his knees. The car happens to be parked in a rough part of town frequented by prostitutes and drug dealers, and as the news of his death spreads, the rumors begin. Enter Inspector Salvo Montalbano, VigΓ ta's most respected detective. With his characteristic mix of humor, cynicism, compassion, and love of good food, Montalbano goes into battle against the powerful and the corrupt who are determined to block his path to the real killer. This funny and fast-paced Sicilian page-turner will be a delicious discovery for mystery afficionados and fiction lovers alike.
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