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La Pista Di Sabbia (2007)

by Andrea Camilleri(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

8838922160 (ISBN13: 9788838922169)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Sellerio

series

Commissario Montalbano

review 1: By the twelfth book in this series, there's really not much new to say. Each slim volume is a perfect example of the translator's art, and each gives the reader a slice of Sicily in all its beauty, its ugliness, its humor, its despair, and-- last but not least-- its glorious food. Montalbano's methods may be unorthodox, but he's a master of piecing things together and of evading his nitwit superiors so he can get the job done. He's got the perfect team to work with, and if it ever get dull, everyone in the station can rely on Catarella to liven things up. We also get to watch the inspector making a purchase in a local bookstore, a scene which every book (and crime fiction) lover will enjoy reading.A recurring theme in these Montalbano books is his hatred of aging. In previ... moreous books, his whining about his advancing years got on my nerves a bit, but his complaints have mellowed, and I endure them and smile as I would with a friend. In The Track of Sand, Montalbano is dead set against wearing glasses, and Camilleri describes his brush with a mesmerizing woman so beautifully and tenderly that I could actually understand why a man might sometimes think of being unfaithful.Camilleri is a master of the concise mystery that packs a punch. Like all the others in this series, The Track of Sand is filled with humor, delicious food, wonderful characters, and an interesting investigation. (Although I knew where Montalbano should be looking before he did, I still enjoyed watching his progress.) Each book is a delectable slice of Sicily, and I savor them all.
review 2: Another solid page-turner from Andrea Camilleri. This time more beautiful, mysterious women enter his life, while things with his long-time girlfriend Livia seem to have taken a back seat. While this is a crime novel, it's not so much about the crime, as it is about all the characters, all of whom seem to be 'levelling up'. None more so than catarella, who is so charming to read about, but if I worked with him, I'd definitely want to kill him. less

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