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Les Ailes Du Sphinx (2000)

by Andrea Camilleri(Favorite Author)

3.86 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

2265088609 (ISBN13: 9782265088603)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

series

Commissario Montalbano

review 1: Always a good time when I read an Andrea Camilleri book. “Wings of the Sphinx” is fast paced, filled with the wit and humour of the previous books in the series. Montalbano continues to be rough and tough...good at solving crimes but not so good at managing his own personal life. In this series installment Montalbano investigates the murder of a young Russian woman involved in the underworld sex trade. Perhaps my favourite part of the book...a recipe for “Mpanata di Maiali:Poach a head of cauliflower in salted water, remove it when still slightly firm, and chop it into large chunks. Then season it in a skillet after you have sautéed a small onion, thinly sliced, in olive oil in the same pan. In another pan, fry up a piece of fresh sausage, and the moment it turns go... morelden, cut it into small disks no more than an inch wide, removing the skin. Add the cauliflower to the pan with the sausage bits and oil, adding a few potatoes sliced into thin, transparent disks, some chopped black olives, salt, and spices. Stir this assortment well. Knead some leavened bread dough into a broad, flat disk and mold this into a cake tin with a tall rim; fill this with the mixture and cover with another round sheet of dough, kneading the edges together. Spread lard over the upper parts and put the tin into a very hot oven. Remove it as soon as it turns golden brown (but this will take half an hour or so).”
review 2: I enjoyed this book definitely but I had trouble keeping up with all the names and got confused sometimes. It ending becomes quite face-paced in my opinion but ends quite abruptly. I was left thinking what happened to all these characters in the novel. Nevertheless I still enjoyed it and may read more of Andrea Camilleri's Montelbano series. I would also recommend this book to older readers (older teenagers plus) as it does have quite a bit of swearing and some sexual references. less

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