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- Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks; MP3 Una edition (May 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1433218410
- ISBN-13: 978-1433218415
- Product Dimensions: 18.9 x 13.8 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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Marcel Berlins, The Times
Wit and laugh-aloud humour, the delicious atmosphere of Sicily, the occasional recipes..and the character of Montalbano himself...a joy to read
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Montalbano's gruesome discovery of a lovely, naked young woman suffocated in her bed, immediately sets him on a search for her killer.
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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
For me this is a great new find.
Translated from italian, it looses nothing of the humour and richness of Montalbano and his life in Sicily. I have laughed out loud and been captivated by the setting.
A wonderful read.
Translated from italian, it looses nothing of the humour and richness of Montalbano and his life in Sicily. I have laughed out loud and been captivated by the setting.
A wonderful read.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When the police car of Inspector Montalbano hits a small car parked at an apparently deserted country home, the inspector has a gut feeling that something is wrong. He finds the body of a beautiful woman, strangled in her bedroom. After a short while it turns out that the woman has numerous acquaintances in the area and that there are a fair number of suspects. The investigation is not made any easier by the fact that Montalbano's superiors are not exactly supporting him, even though his own team is squarely behind him. A combination of good policework and flashes of brilliance in the end solves the crime. In the meantime Montalbano also has to sort out the mess that he is making of his private life. And that is the nice thing about this series: it is the combination of police work and private hassles, that make Montalbano into more than your average, typical policeman-from-a-novel, but rather a real character with his good and his bad sides.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I have now read the first four books in the Inspector Montalbano series and, like the first three, 'The Voice of the Violin' was music to my ears. The hero is a very likeable character although he does have a mean streak when he's in a grumpy mood or someone upsets him, which happens regularly. His appetite for food is remarkable (coral sauce made of langoustine roe and sea-urchin pulp! Baby Squid!)and he seems to spend most of the book eating, preparing to eat, or recovering after eating. The other characters are well presented and the plot flows along pretty well. I have been a bit critical giving four stars but the minor sub plot regarding Montalbano, his absentee girlfriend, and the young boy they planned to adopt, is a bit confusing if you haven't read 'The Snack Thief'. And the Inspector's flash of inspiration towards the end of the book (the voice of the violin) seemed a bit thin. Perhaps it's just me. I like the way the traslator, Stephen Sartarelli, includes some explanatory notes at the end of the book. I often wish the authors of Hollywood detective stories would do the same. If you aren't a vegetarian, and don't mind the occasional rude word, you will enjoy this novel.
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Read in order!
Each book adds to the pleasure of the series. The actual crime investigated is not as important as the personal relationships, Sicillian life and the food consumed. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Hempnall
More joy from wonderful yet biting Sicilian crime series
Chronologically the fourth outing for Inspector Salvo Montalbano and his Sicilian team of detectives, THE VOICE OF THE VIOLIN is a perfect example of all that is good about this... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Maxine Clarke
promising story spoilt by translation
This is the first book I've read in this series and following all the rave reviews found it bit of a disappointment. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Joaozinho2
The Voice of the Violin ( Montalbano 4 )
This is the first Montalbano that I have read. Ideally I would have started with the first in the series but, after a long trawl, couldn't find a list in order of production. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Ms. Hazel Berry
Montalbano is addictive
One of a series featuring Inspector Montalbano based in modern Sicily. The accidental discovery of a murder victim perplexes the Inspector as the story gently reveals the... Read more
Published on 7 Aug 2009 by Officer Dibble
Camilleri review
Another easy summer read in a very digestible style from this popular writer of detective stories.
Published on 2 Aug 2009 by Ms. Anne Renwick
A Flavour of Sicily
This is another in the excellent series featuring the idiosyncratic detective Inspector Montalbano. Camilleri evokes the scents, the landscapes and the people of Sicily and... Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2009 by Lizbeth
A Stradivarius of a case
A page-turner of a book if ever there was one, The Voice of the Violin shows Montalbano at his most prescient. Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2008 by Jon Chambers
Wonderful Salvo Strikes Again!
I absolutely loved this book. Crime, food, wickedly dry humour and the evocative life of Sicily all wrapped up in one unputdownable novel. Read more
Published on 28 May 2008 by D. Owen
Terrific, Robust Romp
I did not want to put this book down; it was witty, fun, highly enjoyable and I don't need any more reasons to recommend this book. Read more
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