The Age of Doubt (Inspector Montalbano Mysteries)

Andrea Camilleri

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447203321 ISBN 13: 9781447203322

Publisher: Picador, 2013

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-06-20 Pages: 288 Language:. English A chance encounter with a strange young woman leads Inspector Montalbano to Vigata harbour - and into a puzzling new mystery The crew of a mysterious yacht - the Vanna - due to dock in the area have discovered a corpse floating in the water. the dead mans face badly disfigured. It isnt long before Montalbano begins to become suspicious of the Vannas inhabitants. Who is the yachts owner. the glamorous and short-tempered Livia Giovannini How has she accrued her riches And why does she spend so much time at sea Meanwhile Montalbano finds himself getting into tangles with the dreaded Commissioner. the exasperating Dr Lattes and a very beautiful young woman at the harbour. with whom he becomes dangerously besotted ... Can the Inspector clear his head long enough to unravel this murky mystery

Review:

"Camilleri as crafty and charming a writer as his protagonist is an investigator."--The Washington Post

"The books are full of sharp, precise characterizations and with subplots that make Montalbano endearingly human... Like the antipasti that Montalbano contentedly consumes, the stories are light and easily consumed, leaving one eager for the next course."--The New York Journal of Books
"This series is distinguished by Camilleri's remarkable feel for tragicomedy, expertly mixing light and dark in the course of producing novels that are both comforting and disturbing."--Booklist
"Hailing from the land of Umberto Eco and La Cosa Nostra, Montalbano can discuss a pointy-headed book like "Western Attitudes Towards Death "as unflinchingly as he can pore over crime-scene snuff photos. He throws together an extemporaneous lunch...as gracefully as he dodges advances from attractive women."--The Los Angeles Times
"Montalbano is a delightful creation, an honest man on Sicily's mean streets."--USA Today

Praise for Andrea Camilleri:
"There's a deliciously playful quality to the mysteries Andrea Camilleri writes about a lusty Sicilian police detective named Salvo Montalbano."--The New York Times Book Review
"The novels of Andrea Camilleri breathe out the sense of place, the sense of humor, and the sense of despair that fills the air of Sicily."--Donna Leon
"Camilleri can do a character's whole backstory in half a paragraph."--The New Yorker
."..the humor and humanity of Montalbano make him an equally winning lead character."--Publishers Weekly

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Book Description:

Inspector Montalbano returns with an intoxicating new mystery