Description
| Product ID: | 9781447298403 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Montalbano's First Case and Other Stories |
| Authors: | Author: Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli |
| Page Count: | 576 |
| Subjects: | Crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery, Thriller / suspense fiction, Short stories, Fiction in translation, Thriller / suspense, Short stories, Fiction in translation |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A personal anthology of Andrea Camilleri's favourite short stories, all starring the much loved Inspector Montalbano. <p><b><i>Montalbano's First Case and Other Stories </i>is a brilliant collection of short stories, personally chosen by Andrea Camilleri.</b><br><br>It follows Inspector Montalbano from his very first case in Vigàta, in which he stumbles upon a young girl lurking outside a courthouse with a pistol in her handbag. When she is taken in for questioning and won't utter a single word, Montalbano must find another way to learn who she is trying to kill, and why . . .<br><br>Other cases include a missing woman who has run away from the love of her life; an old married couple who appear to be rehearsing their suicides; and a crime so dark there's only one person the inspector can call for help.<br><br>With twists and turns aplenty, these short stories have all the wit, mystery and culinary gusto that Camilleri's fans have come to love him for.</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Picador |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-11-17 |
