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Track Of Sand (2007)

by Andrea Camilleri(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0330532596 (ISBN13: 9780330532594)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Pan Macmillan Paperback Omes

series

Commissario Montalbano

review 1: #12 Inspector Salvo Montalbano - Police ProceduralAh, what a treat to return to Sicily and Montalbano, a rare honest & principled Italian police inspector. He often finds himself dealing with the disorganized Italian police and justice system.Montalbano finds a dead horse carcass outside his house on the beach, a terrible case of animal cruelty. By the time the police arrive, the horse's body is gone - disappeared. As Montalbano investigates, a Mafia figure once again has ties to the crime, as do two lovely women.When Montalbano's house is broken into -- twice -- the clues and case theories fall apart. Montalbano continues to struggle with his advancing age (56) and with his turbulent relationship with his significant other, Livia.I was very put off by the violence int... moreentionally inflicted on the horse, and this dampened my enthusiasm for this particular book.
review 2: Another gem featuring Inspector Montalbano. This series fulfills everything that I look for from a crime story; a set of well rounded and drawn characters, good plotting and above all a master storyteller who can transport you into the heart and soul of the setting. The author is a Sicilian and he manages to create in your mind the scent and soul of Sicily. Camilleri's descriptions of the people, food and weather of Sicily leave me wanting to jump on a plane a go straight there. My only regret is that I cannot read this in the original Italian, as despite the excellent translation I believe that I am losing a lot of the rhythm of the books. less

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