- Paperback: 229 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books; Tra edition (30 Nov 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0143036203
- ISBN-13: 978-0143036203
- Product Dimensions: 19.5 x 13.2 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 810,896 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Sunday Times
'Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano is a delight...I love
these novels.' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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'The Sicilian adventures of Inspector Montalbano are always a joy
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: The Scent of the Night (Montalbano 6) (Paperback)
This is arguably the paciest and least put-downable in the series to date. The characters have developed and matured, and Montalbano is starting to seem more credible as he twists, turns and agonises his way through his world. This is not a book to read out of order - sorry, you need to go through the highs and lows of the other 6 to get the best out of it, but it is worth it. There is less of the Sicilian scenery and more of the storyline and the characters, and I think it is the better for it, although the glossary at the back of the book is always handy!
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
right in the middle!,
By RAMON (Santander, SPAIN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Scent of the Night (Montalbano 6) (Hardcover)
Camilleri writes about our world, and this time is the turn of finance wizards and economical miracles.
The plot is simple: the owner and manager of a financial joint disappears, and thousands of people in the Vigatá and Montelusa province find that their savings are gone for good. King Midas was not what he seemed, and a lot of money is gone forever. At the same time, an agency employee disappears, too. Only a woman accountant stays, obviously in love with her boss, and unable to believe that he'll never come back, that he is a thief. Montalbano is at loss because this does not look like a mafia crime, as everybody would like to believe. He is not familiar with this kind of crimes, with this brave new world where money can be stolen but cannot be found again. He starts a complicated investigation with a surprising and somehow logical ending. Global financial capitalism is not innocent and brings its own tragedies. In the end greed, love and sex mix up in a tragedy that unlike financial economy, has face, eyes and body. That's why Montalbano's police instinct is more useful than the help of finance police. Many of Camilleri's types are here: stupid policemen and judges, crazy people, beautiful women, greedy young people, honest old men, mafia, and above all, Sicily. Read and enjoy!
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Authentic Italian dish,
By Leonora351 (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Scent of the Night (Montalbano 6) (Paperback)
I came across this book by chance and thought I would give it a go. It did not disappoint. A traditional detective story involving murder, deceit and blackmail allied to a touch of Gothic horror, it draws the reader into the community and landscape of Sicily. Inspector Montalbano is engaging and sympathetic and his love of the sturdy regional cuisine adds to the vivid picture of his world. The translator has tried to capture the colour of the local dialect with varying degrees of success; it can be a bit distracting and the English sometimes comes out awkwardly. Helpful notes at the back explain the more obscure literary and local allusions.
Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys a good detective story.
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