Montalbano's First Case

by Andrea Camilleri

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Pub Date Oct 22 2013 | Archive Date Dec 16 2013

Open Road Integrated Media | Mondadori

Mystery & Thrillers

Description

In this prequel to the internationally bestselling Inspector Montalbano series, Salvo Montalbano is thirty-five years old and still a bit naïve—and there are plenty of criminals ready to take advantage of his inexperience.

Montalbano’s First Case details our hero’s early years as a deputy inspector. There are no bloody crimes, yet devoted readers will nonetheless find the scenes and sensations—not to mention a satisfactory dose of spine-chilling suspense—that they have come to expect.

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In this prequel to the internationally bestselling Inspector Montalbano series, Salvo Montalbano is thirty-five years old and still a bit naïve—and there are plenty of criminals ready to take...

A Note From the Publisher

Andrea Camilleri was born in 1925 in Porto Empedocle, Sicily. He won the 2012 CWA International Dagger for The Potter’s Field, translated by Stephen Sartarelli.

Advance Praise

“[Camilleri’s mysteries] offer quirky characters, crisp dialogue, bright storytelling—and Salvo Montalbano, one of the most engaging protagonists in detective fiction…Montalbano is a delightful creation, an honest man on Sicily’s mean streets.”—USA Today

“Camilleri is as crafty and charming a writer as his protagonist is an investigator.”—The Washington Post Book World