The goats of Vigata once grazed on the trash-strewn 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 upset when two employees of the Splendour Refuse Collection Company discover the body of engineer Silvio Luparello, one of the local movers and shakers, apparently deceased in flagrante at the Pasture. The coroner's verdict is death from natural causes - refreshingly unusual for Sicily.
But Inspector Salvo Montalbano, as honest as he is streetwise and as scathing to fools and villains as he is compassionate to their victims, is not ready to close the case - even though he's being pressured by Vigata's police chief, judge and bishop.
Picking his way through a labyrinth of high-comedy corruption, delicious meals, vendetta firepower and carefully planted false clues, Montalbano can be relied on, whatever the cost, to get to the heart of the matter.
By:
Andrea Camilleri Translated by:
Stephen Sartarelli Read by:
Mark Meadows Imprint: Bolinda/Macmillan Audio Country of Publication: Australia Edition: Unabridged edition Volume: 1 Dimensions:
Height: 122mm,
Width: 132mm,
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 128g ISBN:9781509869060 ISBN 10: 1509869069 Series:Inspector Montalbano Publication Date:28 January 2018 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:CD-Audio Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for The Shape of Water
'A magnificent series of novels.' -- The Sunday Times 'Wonderful Italian detective stories.' -- The Guardian