The world of brothels and drugs are portrayed in the grim light of day but it is Montalbano’s work that is the most satisfying to get into.Īn Italian Columbo? where the man is not as he first appears? A calm exterior suggesting a lack of knowledge? He’s a good character and he takes us on a tour of his beloved home town. When a local politician is found dead in his car.
The Shape of Water is the first in Andrea Camilleris wry, brilliantly compelling Sicilian crime series, featuring Inspector Montalbano. The Shape of Water is his first Inspector Salvo Montalbano adventure to be translated into English. This is an extremely well paced and evocative murder mystery and one which delves into the underbelly of Sicilian society and the mafia. The Shape of Water (Inspector Montalbano, 1) by Andrea Camilleri. He likes women and food although probably the order changes regularly It is the first in Andrea Camilleri’s highly successful Inspector Montalbano series that was originally published in 1994 in Italy with its English. ‘The Shape of Water’ by Andrea Camilleri was translated from the Italian by Stephen Sartarelli.
Montalbano is the kind of detective that is a bit of a loner and who just want to get to the bottom of things. Signora Luparello, recounting an incident from her childhood to Inspector Montalbano. Fictional maybe but its a well known secret that the author’s hometown – Porto Empedocle is the inspired location.įor another flavour of Sicily and Italy – the names read like an ice cream menu of tasty flavours of the region – Montaperto, Cusumano, Gullotta, Pecorilla, Cuffaro, Luparello, and of course Inspector Salvo Montalbano himself. Sicily is the destination of choice here as the Montalbano series is set in the fictional town of Vigata by the sea in the Montelusa jurisdiction.
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