The Shape of Water is the first in Andrea Camilleri's wry,brilliantly compelling Sicilian crime series,featuring Inspector Montalbano. When the body of respected and prominent engineer Silvio Luparello is discovered in the Pasture,a rubbish-strewn site brimming with drug dealers and prostitutes,the coroner's verdict is death from natural causes - refreshingly unusual for Sicily.But Inspector Salvo Montalbano of the Vigàta police force,as honest as he is streetwise and as scathing to fools and villains as he is compassionate to their victims,is not ready to close the case,despite pressure from Vigàta's police chief,judge,and bishop. Picking his way through a labyrinth of high-comedy corruption,carefully planted false clues,trigger-happy Mafia members,and delicious Sicilian fare,Montalbano can be relied on,whatever the cost,to get to the heart of the matter.The Shape of Water is followed by the second in this phenomenal series,The Terracotta Dog.
Publisher: Pan MacmillanISBN: 9781529042023Number of pages: 256Weight: 186 gDimensions: 197 x 129 x 17 mm
Andrea Camilleri
The creator of the irascible yet endearing Sicilian police chief Salvo Montalbano,Andrea Camilleri was an Italian crime writer whose engrossing novels are bathed in an evocative Mediterranean glow.
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