The Paper Moon (Inspector Montalbano Mysteries) [Paperback]

'A cold twisted tale of love and exploitation at its heart, but Montalbano...[is]the perfect counterweight to its darkness.'
--The Times --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

aCamilleri is as crafty and charming a writer as his protagonist is an investigator.a
a"The Washington Post"
aMontalbano is a delightful creation.a
a"USA Today" --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

I do love these books. They're about as close to perfection as it's possible to get.
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'Montalbano's ironic political asides are more frequent and give added spice to Camilleri's entertaining picture of a small Sicilian town.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

'The ninth in the Montalbano series is as fresh and lively as any of its predecessors.'
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'another of Andrea Camilleri's faultlessly witty treats.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

'Beautifully written and brilliantly observed.'
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Montalbano returns for another delicious mystery --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Motionless, Montalbano waited for the surf to enter his brain and wash it clean with each breaker. At last the first light wave came like a caress, swiiissshhh, and carried away, glugluglug, Elena Sclafani and her beauty, while Michela Pardo’s tits, belly, arched body and eyes likewise disappeared. Once Montalbano the man was erased, all that should remain was Inspector Montalbano – a kind of abstract function, the person who was supposed to solve the case and nothing more, with no personal feelings involved. But as he was telling himself this, he knew perfectly well that he could never pull it off. As he gets older, Inspector Montalbano is plagued by existential questions. But he doesn’t have much time to wax philosophical before the gruesome murder of a man – shot in the face at point-blank range with his pants down – commands his attention. Add two evasive, beautiful women as prime suspects, dirty cocaine, dead politicians, mysterious computer codes, and a series of threatening letters, and things soon get very complicated at the police headquarters in Vigàta. ‘Wonderful Italian detective stories’ Guardian ‘A magnificent series of novels’ Sunday Times --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Andrea Camilleri is one of Italy's most famous contemporary writers. His Montalbano series has been adapted for Italian television and translated into nine languages. He lives in Rome. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.