| ISBN |
9781509809127 (paperback) |
| Name |
Camilleri, Andrea author. |
| Uniform title |
Short stories. Selections. English |
| Title |
Death at sea : Montalbano's early cases / Andrea Camilleri ; translated by Stephen Sartarelli. |
| Published |
London : Mantle, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, 2018. |
| ©2018. |
| Description |
293 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
"Originally published in Italian as: Morte in mare aperto e altre indagini del giovane Montalbano, by Sellerio Editore, Palermo"--Title page verso. |
| Contents |
Room number 2 -- Double investigation -- Death at sea -- The stolen message -- The transaction -- Standard procedure -- The apricot -- The honest thief. |
| Summary |
Set on the Sicilian coast, a collection of eight short stories featuring the young Inspector Montalbano In 1980s Vigàta, a restless Inspector Montalbano brings his brash yet clear-sighted investigative style to eight enthralling cases. Death at Sea finds the detective seeking to bring justice to crimes -- from those involving jilted lovers and deadly family affairs to an encounter featuring the assassination attempt against the Pope to murders in unexpected places -- always with the mafia not far behind. This collection is an essential addition to any Inspector Montalbano fan's bookshelf and an excellent way to introduce new readers to Andrea Camilleri's unforgettable slice of Sicily. |
| Subjects |
Montalbano, Salvo (Fictitious character) Fiction |
| Police -- Italy -- Sicily -- Fiction |
| Criminal investigation -- Fiction |
| Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction |
| Genre |
Detective and mystery fiction |
| Short stories |
| Other Names |
Sartarelli, Stephen, 1954- translator. |
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