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The Voice of the Violin: An Inspector
Montalbano Mystery by
Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli (Translator)
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- Hardcover: 249 pages ; Dimensions
(in inches): 0.95 x 7.74 x 5.52
- Publisher: Viking Press; (November
6, 2003)
- ISBN: 0670031437
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Book Description
Inspector Salvo Montalbano,
with his compelling mix of humor, cynicism, and compassion, has
been compared to Georges Simenon's, Dashiel Hammett's, and Raymond
Chandler's legendary detectives.
In this latest novel, Montalbano's gruesome discovery of a lovely,
naked young woman suffocated in her bed immedi-ately sets him on a
search for her killer. Among the suspects are her aging husband, a
famous doctor; a shy admirer, now disappeared; an antiques-dealing
lover from Bologna; and the victim's friend Anna, whose charms
Montalbano cannot help but appreciate. But it is a mysterious,
reclusive violinist who holds the key to this murder.
Fabulous Montalbano mystery, November 7, 2003
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Reviewer:
Harriet Klausner from Morrow, Ga. United States |
Sicilian Inspector Salvo Montalbano is already irritated after
taking a skin lashing from his live in lover Livia over a setback in
their efforts to adopt Francois of THE SNACK THIEF Francois. Now
Salvo is in the shotgun seat on a drive to a distant funeral that he
does not want to attend.
Salvo has a new issue to cope with when he finds the body of a
recently murdered young woman. He begins the inquiries from a
distance hoping to avoid the trek. However, that technique fails so
Salvo begins his onsite investigation. He finds the crime scene
looks inconsistent as if it was tampered with and the report on the
victim is even more contradictory. Was she a devoted wife and
medical practitioner or was she a loose woman who enjoyed rough sex.
Salvo is removed from the case for political reasons, but pushes his
way back in when he believes the local cops are going down the wrong
path.
This is a powerful tale even in a clever translation (by Stephen
Sartarelli from the original Italian) that showcases one of the more
intelligent police procedurals on the market today. Salvo is
intelligent, witty and misbehaving as he steps on anyone who gets in
his way on a case. On the other hand he takes rib shots in his
personal life. Fans will take much delight with this strong humorous
tale that displays why Andrea Camilleri is a great author and
hopefully his Montalbano mysteries will reach American TV like it
has in Italy.
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