THE TERRACOTTA DOG opens with a mysterious tete-a-tete with a mafioso, some inexplicably abandoned loot from a supermarket heist, and some dying words that lead Inspector Montalbano to a secret grotto in a mountain cave where two young lovers, dead fifty years and still embracing, are watched over by a life-size terracotta dog.

Montalbano's passion to solve this old crime takes him, heedless of personal danger, on a journey through the island's past and into a family's dark heart amid the horrors of World War II.

With sly wit and a keen understanding of human nature, Montalbano is a detective whose earthiness, compassion and intelligence make him totally irresistible.

About Andrea Camilleri

Andrea Camilleri is one of Italy's most famous contemporary writers. The Inspector Montalbano series has been translated into thirty-two languages and was adapted for Italian television, screened on BBC4. The Potter's Field, the thirteenth book in the series, was awarded the Crime Writers' Association's International Dagger for the best crime novel translated into English. He lives in Rome.

Additional information

Sku

GOR001566058

ISBN 13

9780330492904

ISBN 10

033049290X

Title

The Terracotta Dog by Andrea Camilleri

Author

Andrea Camilleri

Series

Inspector Montalbano mysteries

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Pan Macmillan

Year published

2004-02-06

Number of pages

352

Prizes

N/A

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Note

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