"You either love Andrea Camilleri or you haven't read him yet. Each novel in this wholly addictive, entirely magical series, set in Sicily and starring a detective unlike any other in crime fiction, blasts the brain like a shot of pure oxygen. Aglow with local color, packed with flint-dry wit, as fresh and clean as Mediterranean seafood -- altogether transporting. Long live Camilleri, and long live Montalbano." A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window Witty and entertaining, the Montalbano novels by Andrea Camilleri-a master of the Italian detective story-have become favorites of mystery fans everywhere. In this latest installment, an unidentified corpse is found near Vig ta, a town known for its soil rich with potter's clay. Meanwhile, a woman reports the disappearance of her husband, a Colombian man with Sicilian origins who turns out to be related to a local mobster. Then Inspector Montalbano remembers the story from the Bible-Judas's betrayal, the act of remorse, and the money for the potter's field, where those of unknown or foreign origin are to be buried-and slowly, through myriad betrayals, finds his way to the solution to the crime.
Author: Andrea Camilleri
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 09/27/2011
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780143120131
Age Range: 18-UP
Review Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 08/22/2011
Romantic Times 10/01/2011 pg. 77 - Excellent
Library Journal 10/01/2011 pg. 62
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2011
Booklist 10/15/2011 pg. 21
Shelf Awareness 10/21/2011
About the Author
Andrea Camilleri is an internationally bestselling author. He lives in Rome.
Stephen Sartarelli is an award-winning translator and poet. He lives in France.