The Shape of Water
Inspector Montalbano, Book 1
by Andrea Camilleri
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in About Italy, Mystery & Crime, and Fiction.
The Shape of Water is the first in Andrea Camilleri's wry, brilliantly compelling Sicilian crime series, featuring Inspector Montalbano.The goats of Vigàta once grazed on the trashstrewn site still known as the Pasture. Now local enterprise of a different sort flourishes: drug dealers and prostitutes of every flavour. But their discreet trade is u...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in About Italy, Mystery & Crime, and Fiction.
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Bill Clinton
“I’ve read, enjoyed, and have learned a great deal from all of Andrea Camilleri’s Montalbano books. He was a wise and gifted writer. I wish I had known him. I will miss him, and Montalbano, very much.”
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