The Paper Moon (Inspector Montalbano mysteries) - Hardcover

Camilleri, Andrea

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9780330457279: The Paper Moon (Inspector Montalbano mysteries)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0330457276 ISBN 13: 9780330457279

Publisher: Picador, 2008

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Motionless, Montalbano waited for the surf to enter his brain and wash it clean with each breaker. At last the first light wave came like a caress, swiiissshhh, and carried away, glugluglug, Elena Sclafani and her beauty, while Michela Pardo’s tits, belly, arched body and eyes likewise disappeared. Once Montalbano the man was erased, all that should remain was Inspector Montalbano – a kind of abstract function, the person who was supposed to solve the case and nothing more, with no personal feelings involved. But as he was telling himself this, he knew perfectly well that he could never pull it off.

As he gets older, Inspector Montalbano is beset by existential questions. But he doesn’t have much time to wax philosophical before the gruesome murder of a man – shot in the face at point-blank range with his trousers down – commands his attention. Add two evasive, beautiful women as prime suspects, dirty cocaine, dead politicians, mysterious computer codes, and a series of threatening letters, and things soon get very complicated at the police headquarters in Vig�ta.

'The novels of Andrea Camilleri breath out the sense of place, the sense of humour, and the sense of despair that fill the air of Sicliy. To read him is to be taken to that glorious, tortured island' Donna Leon

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Review:

'Beautifully written and brilliantly observed.'
-- The Independent

'Montalbano's ironic political asides are more frequent and give added spice to Camilleri's entertaining picture of a small Sicilian town.' -- Sunday Telegraph

'The ninth in the Montalbano series is as fresh and lively as any of its predecessors.'
-- The Times

'They keep coming and I keep reading them, ever ready for another Montalbano experience...so compulsively addictive' -- Publishing News

'another of Andrea Camilleri's faultlessly witty treats.' -- Daily Telegraph

Camilleri's wonderful and witty writing style is always a joy to read. -- Reviewing The Evidence

I do love these books. They're about as close to perfection as it's possible to get.
-- The Bookbag.com

Book Description:

Montalbano returns for another delicious mystery

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