The Track of Sand (Salvù Montalbano, #12)
"The novels of Andrea Camilleri breathe out the sense of place, the sense of humor, and the sense of despair that fill the air of Sicily." -Donna Leon Inspector Salvatore Montalbano wakes from strange dreams to find a gruesomely bludgeoned horse carcass in front of his seaside home. When his men...
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"The novels of Andrea Camilleri breathe out the sense of place, the sense of humor, and the sense of despair that fill the air of Sicily." -Donna Leon Inspector Salvatore Montalbano wakes from strange dreams to find a gruesomely bludgeoned horse carcass in front of his seaside home. When his men came to investigate, the carcass has disappeared, leaving only a trail in the sand. Then his home is ransacked and the inspector is certain that the crimes are linked. As he negotiates both the glittering underworld of horseracing and the Mafia's connection to it, Montalbano is aided by his illiterate housekeeper, Adelina, and a Proustian memory of linguate fritte. Longtime fans and new readers alike will be charmed by Montalbano's blend of unorthodox methods, melancholy self-reflection, and love of good food.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780143117933 (0143117939)
Publish date: October 26th 2010
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Food And Drink,
Food,
Italy,
Mystery,
Detective,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Noir,
Italian Literature
Series: Inspector Montalbano (#12)
Book #12 in the Inspector Montalbano series“The Track of Sand” is my first experience reading Camilleri and his well-known series. Having done so at this point was so smooth it felt I knew the protagonist for a long time and I easily picked the essence of who he was right from the start. Although th...
As always, a fine outing by a writer who makes you want to visit Sicily. I'm distressed about the reading glasses though...
Uno dei più brutti libri di Camilleri mai letti.