Andrea Camilleri

His Inspector Salvo Montalbano has garnered millions of fans worldwide with his sardonic, engaging take on Sicilian small-town life and his genius for deciphering the most enigmatic of crimes. Both farcical and endearing, Montalbano is a cross between Columbo and Chandler’s Philip Marlowe, with the added culinary idiosyncrasies of an Italian Maigret’ and if you like authors such as Alexander McCall Smith, Donna Leon and Michael Dibdin you really should try some of his novels.

Photograph by Elvira Giogianni.

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The Wings of the Sphinx Andrea Camilleri Shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger 2011. Already the eleventh volume available in English of the Inspector Montalbano Sicily-set series which is rapidly becoming an acquired taste for the Anglo-Saxon reader (and might even prove more popular should the TV series... Format: Paperback - Released: 03/06/2011 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Track of Sand Andrea Camilleri Inspector Montalbano rises one morning to find the carcass of a horse on the beach in front of his seaside home. But no sooner do his men arrive than the body has mysteriously vanished, leaving behind only a trail in... Format: Hardback - Released: 03/06/2011 Lovereading Price: £11.24 - Saving £3.75 (25%)

The Wings of the Sphinx Andrea Camilleri Shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger 2011. June 2010 Book of the Month. Montalbano is back in this latest instalment. As enjoyable as ever and with the detective, now aged 56, starting to wonder... Format: Hardback - Released: 04/06/2010 Lovereading Price: £11.24 - Saving £3.75 (25%)

August Heat Andrea Camilleri Book number ten in this stylish detective series see’s Montalbano trying to have a relaxing holiday in the Sicilian hills with his girlfriend, but soon dead bodies are turning up and Montalbano is up to his neck in grisly goings... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/06/2010 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Paper Moon Andrea Camilleri January 2009 Book of the Month. This is a series that grows on you the longer it continues. The warm, laid-back Sicilian setting with the locals’ love for food and wine add to... Format: Paperback - Released: 16/01/2009 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Rounding the Mark Andrea Camilleri Montalbano is on the verge of retiring but that isn’t going to happen just yet. Having floated in to a dead body while swimming he can hardly walk away from doing what he does best. This is a slightly darker... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/01/2008 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Patience of the Spider Andrea Camilleri Andre Camilleri’s series about Inspector Montalbano has been adapted for television in Italy, how brilliant it would be if they could do that for British TV, allowing us to see the beautiful Sicilian scenery for ourselves, the gorgeous food that... Format: Hardback - Released: 04/01/2008 Lovereading Price: £9.74 - Saving £3.25 (25%)

The Scent of the Night Andrea Camilleri The sixth book in the series has our lead character up to his ears in murder, intrigue, deceit, long lunches, all the usual stuff we have come to expect. The development of Montalbano’s character means you really should read these... Format: Paperback - Released: 15/06/2007 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Excursion to Tindari Andrea Camilleri It is such a joy that the sharp wit of these novels translates so well. Montalbano is a fascinating character who the reader can empathise with and admire while recognising his shortcomings. In this novel he finds himself dealing with... Format: Hardback - Released: 20/01/2006 Lovereading Price: £12.74 - Saving £4.25 (25%)

The Voice of the Violin Andrea Camilleri Crime fighting interspersed with eating great food and coping with relationships. While investigating the death of a woman found suffocated in her bedroom Montalbano is also struggling with issues in his personal life. Witty and intriguing story telling. Inspector Montalbano series: Format: Paperback - Released: 06/01/2006 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Snack Thief Andrea Camilleri More mysteries for Inspector Montalbano to investigate and in this third book we see slightly more of the personal side of our protagonist as his relationship with Livia develops. Still lots of food mentions to savour and if they make... Format: Paperback - Released: 05/08/2005 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Terracotta Dog Andrea Camilleri Another witty and charming novel from Camilleri. There are several mysteries in this novel all seemingly linked and allowing the author to cover all sorts of subject matter entrenched in the history of Sicily, as well as his mention of... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/06/2004 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Shape of Water Andrea Camilleri This is the first in Andrea Camilleri’s series featuring Inspector Salvo Montalbano. The usual trend for fast paced, edgy, gruesome crime novels, is not quite Camilleri’s style, he brings a slower pace to his stories, soaking up the sights and... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/02/2004 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)