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Montalbano's first case and other stories
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Short stories. Selections. English
Title
Montalbano's first case and other stories / Andrea Camilleri ; translated by Stephen Sartarelli.
ISBN
9780143121626
0143121626
Publication
New York, New York : Penguin Books, [2016]
Physical Description
xvi, 538 pages ; 22 cm
Notes
"Originally published in Italian as Racconti di Montalbano by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA, Milano" -- Title page verso.
Summary
"From the author of the New York Times-bestselling Inspector Montalbano mystery series, twenty-one short stories spanning the beloved detective's career. Inspector Montalbano has charmed readers in nineteen popular novels, and now in Montalbano's First Case and Other Stories, Andrea Camilleri has selected twenty-one short stories, written with his trademark wit and humor, that follow Italy's famous detective through highlight cases of his career. From the title story, featuring a young deputy Montalbano newly assigned to Vigàta, "Montalbano Says No," in which the inspector makes a late-night call to Camilleri himself to refuse an outlandish case, this collection is an essential addition to any Inspector Montalbano fan's bookshelf and a wonderful way to introduce readers to the internationally bestselling series"-- Provided by publisher.
"Inspector Montalbano has charmed readers in nineteen popular novels, and now in Montalbano's First Case and Other Stories, Andrea Camilleri has selected twenty-one short stories, written with his trademark wit and humor, that follow Italy's famous detective through highlight cases of his career. From the title story, featuring a young deputy Montalbano newly assigned to Vigàta, "Montalbano Says No," in which the inspector makes a late-night call to Camilleri himself to refuse an outlandish case, this collection is an essential addition to any Inspector Montalbano fan's bookshelf and a wonderful way to introduce readers to the international bestselling series"-- Provided by publisher.
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Montalbo's first case.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 02, 2017
Contents
Montalbano's first case
Fifty pairs of hobnailed boots
Neck and neck
Fellow traveler
Dress rehearsal
Amore
The artist's touch
Montalbano's rice fritters
As Alice did
The pact
Mortally wounded
Catarella solves a case
Being here
Seven Mondays
Judicial review
Pessoa maintains
The cat and the goldfinch
Montalbano says no
A kidnapping
Montalbano afraid
Better than darkness.
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