On 2009-11-15 Cheryl A. Reynolds, Minneapolis, MN, USA wrote: #9 Inspector Montalbano series set in Sicily, Italy. Once again, beautiful women and corrupt men pepper Inspector Montalbano´s investigation into the death of one Angelo Pardo, a pharmaceutical representative. There´s Angelo´s sister Michela--who reported him missing and his mistress Elena, whose husband is older and impotent and allows his wife her sexual freedom. Both seem to be playing off one another, blaming each other for Angelo´s death, and both are definitely suspects and not telling the whole truth, but when Angelo´s connection to some corrupt politicians comes to light, there are a whole host of other possibilities as well.
While the mystery was rather obvious, as always, I enjoyed the whole package of being deposited into Sicily, with its weather, the food, the atmosphere of Montalbano´s world. These books read very quickly but are by no means cozy--there´s a lot of sexual innuendo and content and graphic descriptions of the violent crime scenes. It´s hard to know since it´s written and set in a different culture if the author is trying to be ´sensational´ or if this is just what´s expected of crime fiction in Italy. At any rate, I loved this entry in the series no less than others but as I´ve read two in short order, am now content to wait another couple of months before I get to the next one. . And summed up by saying Sicily beckons again. Currently The Paper Moon (Inspector Montalbano Mysteries) has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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Stephen Sartarelli claimed The latest mystery in Andrea Camilleri´s internationally bestselling Inspector Montalbano series With their dark sophistication and dry humor, Andrea Camilleri´s classic crime novels continue to win more and more fans in America. The latest installment of the popular mystery series finds the moody Inspector Montalbano further beset by the existential questions that have been plaguing him of late. But he doesn´t have much time to wax philosophical before the gruesome murder of a man-shot at point-blank range in the face with his pants down-commands his attention. Add two evasive, beautiful women as prime suspects, some dirty cocaine, mysterious computer codes, and a series of threatening letters, and things soon get very complicated at the police headquarters in Vigàta.
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