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Silvio Lupanello, a big shot in Vigàta, is found dead in his car with his pants around his knees. Enter inspector Salvo Montalbano, Vigàta's most respected detective. With his characteristic mix of humor and cynicism, Montalbano battles against the powerful and the corrupt who are determined to block his path to the killer.
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Reviews
"Savagely funny police procedural prove[es] that sardonic laughter is a sound that translates ever so smoothly into English."
New York Times Book Review
"Hailing from the land of Umberto Eco and La Cosa Nostra, Montalbano can discuss a pointy-headed book like Western Attitudes towards Death as unflinchingly as he can pore over crime-scene snuff photos. He throws together an extemporaneous lunch…as gracefully as he dodges advances from attractive women."
Los Angeles Times
"Subtle, sardonic, and molto simpatico: Montalbano is the Latin re-creation of Philip Marlowe, working in a place that manages to be both more and less civilized than Chandler's Los Angeles."
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Extended Details
- SeriesInspector Montalbano Mystery #1