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- Paperback: 352 pages ; Dimensions
(in inches): 0.84 x 6.90 x 4.26
- Publisher: Penguin USA (Mm);
Reprint edition (October 28, 2003)
- ISBN: 0142003492
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At about the same time a Tunisian patrol boat kills a worker on
an Italian fishing trawler, an unknown assailant stabs to death a
retiree, Mr. Lapecora, in the elevator of his apartment building.
Montalbano is assigned the local homicide while his Lady
Macbeth-like ambitious superior Mimi Augello takes "public" charge
of the international incident.
Montalbano seeks Mr. Lapecora's house cleaner, Karima, who
supplements her income with prostitution and the lady's son. When
the Inspector catches up to the lad, he begins to understand the
elevator homicide and it's surprisingly link to the trawler killing.
Though warned to stay out of the Tunisian murder by both sides of
the law and others, Montalbano digs deep into cases filled with
government corruption packed tighter than a can of sardines.
Even though this is a translation from the original Italian, fans
of police procedurals will appreciate this tight sans Mafia Sicilian
mystery. The story line never slows down as the hero investigates
one crime that takes him to the second murder and much more.
Montalbano is a delightful protagonist who sub-genre readers will
want to follow. Hopefully more of Andrea Camilleri's novels are
translated into English rather quickly or many Anglo-speaking fans
will learn Italian rather soon. -Harriet Klausner
First, a Tunisian patrol boat shoots at a local fishing trawler
and kills one person. Next, retired Mr. Lapecora is killed in the
elevator of his apartment house. One the list of suspects are his
gorgeous cleaning lady and her son.
Do the two incidents connect? Of course they do. And Inspector
Montalbano figures it all out. As usual, he is down to earth and
easy going and, in a way, he gives us a tour of his beloved island.
One is tempted to pack up and go there. What a delightful book that
leaves you smiling and with nary a bad thought. -lvkleydorff from
CT. USA
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