The Shape of Water (Salvo Montalbano Mysteries) [Hardcover]

A book about sudden death that makes you feel good. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

This sly and witty novel... is funny and intriguing with a fluent translation... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

His way with words is witty and cutting. The narrative is cool, becoming more deadpan as the suspense increases. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

...writes with such vigour and wit...with the additional advantage of conveying an insider's sense of authenticity. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

The goats of Vigata once grazed on the trash-strewn site still known as the Pasture. Now local enterprise of a different sort flourishes: drug dealers and prostitutes of every flavour. But their discreet trade is upset when two employees of the Splendour Refuse Collection Company discover the body of engineer Silvio Luparello one of the local movers and shakers, apparently deceased in flagrante at the Pasture. The coroner's verdict is death from natural causes - refreshingly unusual for Sicily. But Inspector Salvo Montalbano, 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 - even though he's being pressured by Vigata's police chief, judge, and bishop. Picking his way through a labyrinth of high-comedy corruption, delicious meals, vendetta firepower, and carefully planted false clues. Montalbano can be relied on, whatever the cost, to get to the heart of the matter. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

The goats of Vigata once grazed on the trash-strewn site still known as the Pasture. Now local enterprise of a different sort flourishes: drug dealers and prostitutes of every flavour. But their discreet trade is upset when two employees of the Splendour Refuse Collection Company discover the body of engineer Silvio Luparello, one of the local movers and shakers, apparently deceased in flagrante at the Pasture. The coroner's verdict is death from natural causes - refreshingly unusual for Sicily. But Inspector Salvo Montalbano, 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 - even though he's being pressured by Vigata's police chief, judge, and bishop. Picking his way through a labyrinth of high-comedy corruption, delicious meals, vendetta firepower, and carefully planted false clues, Montalbano can be relied on, whatever the cost, to get to the heart of the matter. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Andrea Camilleri's Montalbano mystery series have been bestsellers in Italy and Germany. The author lives in Rome. Stephen Sartarelli is a poet and translator. He lives in New York. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.