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Montalbano's First Case and Other Stories
- Author
- Andrea Camilleri
- Narrator
- Mark Meadows
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 14 June 2018
- Run Time
- 18 hours 7 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Montalbano's First Case and Other Stories is a brilliant collection of short stories, personally chosen by Andrea Camilleri.
It follows Inspector Montalbano from his very first case in Vigàta, in which he stumbles upon a young girl lurking outside a courthouse with a pistol in her handbag. When she is taken in for questioning and won't utter a single word, Montalbano must find another way to learn who she is trying to kill, and why . . .
Other cases include a missing woman who has run away from the love of her life; an old married couple who appear to be rehearsing their suicides; and a crime so dark there's only one person the inspector can call for help.
With twists and turns aplenty, these short stories have all the wit, mystery and culinary gusto that Camilleri's fans have come to love him for.
Critics Review
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Among the most exquisitely crafted pieces of crime writing available today
Sunday Times
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One of fiction's greatest detectives and Camilleri is one of Europe's greatest crime writes . . . utterly gripping
Daily Mirror
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Wonderful Italian detective stories
Guardian
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For sunny views, explosive characters and a snappy plot constructed with great farcical ingenuity, the writer you want is Andrea Camilleri
New York Times
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Details
- Author
- Andrea Camilleri
- Narrator
- Mark Meadows
- Duration
- 18 hours 7 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 June 2018
- ISBN
- 9781509894703
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: police procedural, Comical (humorous) crime and mystery, Thriller / suspense fiction, Short stories, Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: sense of place
Synopsis
Montalbano's First Case and Other Stories is a brilliant collection of short stories, personally chosen by Andrea Camilleri.It follows Inspector Montalbano from his very first case in Vigàta, in which he stumbles upon a young girl lurking outside a courthouse with a pistol in her handbag. When she is taken in for questioning and won't utter a single word, Montalbano must find another way to learn who she is trying to kill, and why . . .Other cases include a missing woman who has run away from the love of her life; an old married couple who appear to be rehearsing their suicides; and a crime so dark there's only one person the inspector can call for help.With twists and turns aplenty, these short stories have all the wit, mystery and culinary gusto that Camilleri's fans have come to love him for.
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