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Inspector Montalbano's latest case begins with a mysterious têtê à têtê with a Mafioso, some inexplicably abandoned loot from a supermarket heist, and dying words that lead him to an illegal arms cache in a mountain cave. There, the inspector finds two young lovers, dead for fifty years and still embracing, watched over by a life-sized terra-cotta dog. Montalbano's passion to solve this old crime takes him on a journey through Sicily's past and into a family's dark heart amid the horrors of World War II.
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"Montalbano's deadpan drollery and sharp observations refresh as much for their honesty as their wit. All he wants is a quiet corner and an uninterrupted afternoon."
Kirkus Reviews
"In Sicily, where people do things as they please, Inspector Montalbano is a bona fide folk hero."
New York Times Book Review
"Montalbano can discuss a pointy-headed book like Western Attitudes toward Death as unflinchingly as he can pour over crime-scene snuff photos. He throws together an extemporaneous lunch…as gracefully as he dodged advances from attractive women."
Los Angeles Times
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- SeriesInspector Montalbano Mystery #2