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The paper moon


As he gets older, Inspector Montalbano is plagued by existential questions. But he doesn't have much time to wax philosophical before the gruesome murder of a man – shot in the face at point-blank range with his pants down – commands his attention. Add two evasive, beautiful women as prime suspects, dirty cocaine, dead politicians, mysterious computer codes, and a series of threatening letters, and things soon get very complicated at the police headquarters in Vigàta.

"Montalbano's colleagues, chance encounters, Sicilian mores, even the contents of his fridge are described with the wit and gusto that make this narrator the best company in crime fiction today"
Guardian

"Among the most exquisitely crafted pieces of crime writing available today . . . Simply superb"
Sunday Times

"One of fiction's greatest detectives and Camilleri is one of Europe's greatest crime writers"
Daily Mail





Last modified Monday, January, 03, 2022