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Montalbano's First Case and Other Stories
Andrea Camilleri
Translated by Stephen Sartarelli
Imprint: Picador
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...
Details
576 pages
Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Among the most exquisitely crafted pieces of crime writing available todaySunday Times
One of fiction's greatest detectives and Camilleri is one of Europe's greatest crime writes . . . utterly grippingDaily Mirror
Wonderful Italian detective storiesGuardian
For sunny views, explosive characters and a snappy plot constructed with great farcical ingenuity, the writer you want is Andrea CamilleriNew York Times