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Andrea Camilleri
Commissar Salvo Montalbano stands in front of a horse that lies dead on the sand. It is a magnificent purebred that has been cruelly murdered. He feels the need to…
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This is a dark novel, but without bloodshed or justice for those at fault. The tragic destruction of a life, condemned to slowly be consumed by the terrible pain of…
From Angelica to Zina, these short stories make up a colorful range of stories, with women from both mythology and literature, along with real women who have been part of…
There is a strange robbery in one of the supermarkets controlled by the Cuffaro family. When the director of the establishment commits suicide after the grueling interrogation Montalbano conducts, public…
Desde el incendio de un hotel, el misterioso asesinato de una, en apariencia, pacifica ama de casa, o los robos de un Robin Hood local, los relatos de Muerte en…
These stories are told using illustrations from talented designers. The basic objective is to introduce the classics to the newer generations, but it is also intended for the whole family…
Translation of: La stagione della caccia.
Giovanni Trincanato has brought ruin to the shipyard he inherited from his father and when a worker he fires hangs himself on the construction site, Inspector Montalbano is called to…
Based on a true story and told with the pacing, humor, and thrills of a Mediterranean mystery, Andrea Camilleri’s new novel tells of a turn-of-the-century Sicilian scandal that revealed a…
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A mysterious boat, a conspiracy to oust the Inspector, and a trip to Genoa with plenty of delectable foods are all in store in this, the twenty-seventh mystery in the…
Silvio Lupanello, a big shot in the village of Vigta, is found dead in his car in a rough part of town frequented by prostitutes and drug dealers. Enter Inspector…
An absurd, quirky historical murder mystery that recalls the most hilarious and farcical scenes of Shakespeare and The Canterbury Tales, Hunting Season will introduce readers to a refreshing new aspect…
After sitting in the car on the hill for about ten minutes, Montalbano realized this was a big mistake. Because he didn’t think at all about the investigation, the burglars…
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With Inspector Montalbano’s most recent outings hitting the New York Times -bestseller list, Camilleri’s darkly refined Italian mysteries have become favorites of American crime novel fans. This latest installment finds…
Silvio Lupanella, a big shot in the village of Vigta is found dead in his car in a rough part of town. With his signature humor and love of good…
Two seemingly unrelated deaths take Inspector Montalbano deep into a secret world of illicit trafficking in human lives and will test the limits of his physical, psychological, and moral endurance.
Still recovering from a gunshot wound, Montalbano must overcome self-imposed seclusion and waxing self-doubt to penetrate a web of hatred and secrets in pursuit of the strangest culprit he’s ever…
Inspector Montalbano must negotiate both the glittering underworld of horseracing and the Mafia’s connection to it in order to discover the truth behind the gruesomely bludgeoned horse carcass he finds…
"Originally published in Italian as Riccardino by Sellerio Editore, Palermo"--Title page verso.
Inspector Montalbano’s case begins with a mysterious tt tt with a Mafioso, some inexplicably abandoned loot from a supermarket heist, and dying words that lead him to an illegal arms…
Inspector Montalbano investigates a labyrinthine financial scam that half of the retirees in Vigata have invested their savings in. His cherished Sicily is turning so ruthless that he wonders if…
When an elderly man is stabbed to death and a Sicilian fishing-boat crewman is gunned-down, only Inspector Montalbano suspects a link between the two. His investigation leads to a viper’s…
Suspecting a link between the murder of an elderly man and the shooting of an Italian fisherman, Inspector Montalbano encounters impoverished housekeeper and sometime prostitute Karima, whose thieving young son’s…
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The twentieth thrilling mystery in the much-loved Inspector Montalbano series.
The fifth book in the international bestselling series featuring irresistible Sicilian detective Inspector Salvo Montalban. In two seemingly unrelated crimes, a young Don Juan is found murdered and an elderly…
The fifth mystery in Camilleri’s atmospheric, compelling and savagely funny crime series
Inspector Montalbano is back in Vigata …
From Andrea Camilleri, the bestselling author of the Inspector Montalbano mysteries, comes The Brewer of Preston, a hilarious standalone comedy.
The bestselling author of the Inspector Montalbano series brings us back to Vigata in the nineteenth century for a rip-roaring comic novel.
As a film crew descend upon Vigata, Montalbano is busy investigating two cases: one from the past and the other involving the new world (for him, at least) of social…
Another bestselling Sicilian mystery featuring Inspector Montalbano.
The twenty-fourth thrilling mystery in the Inspector Montalbano series.
The sixth novel in Camilleri’s savagely funny Sicilian crime series
Based on a true story, a wild west tale of two brothers who battle both the State and a Mafia empire in 1920s Italy.
Another exciting and humorous Sicilian investigation featuring the inimitable Inspector Montalbano.
A wonderfully witty Andrea Camilleri novel featuring the irrepressible Inspector Montalbano.
An intoxicating Inspector Montalbano mystery.
Inspector Montalbano returns for another delicious mystery.