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Andrea Camilleri was one of Italy’s most famous contemporary writers. The Inspector Montalbano series, which has sold over 65 million copies worldwide, 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. In addition to his phenomenally successful Inspector Montalbano series, he was also the author of the historical comic mysteries Hunting Season and The Brewer of Preston. He died in Rome in July 2019.Montalbano’s colleagues, chance encounters, Sicilian mores, even the contents of his fridge are described with the wit and gusto that make this narrator the best company in crime fiction today
Guardian
Among the most exquisitely crafted pieces of crime writing available today . . . Simply superb
Sunday Times
One of fiction’s greatest detectives and Camilleri is one of Europe’s greatest crime writers
Daily Mail
Inspector Montalbano's penultimate case leads him to the mysterious Halcyon ship, where secrets lurk beneath the surface.
The Cook of the Halcyon is the captivating twenty-seventh novel in Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano mystery series. When a recently fired worker commits suicide and an unscrupulous businessman is murdered, Montalbano's investigations lead him to the enigmatic Halcyon, a ship that docks daily in Vigàta's port. With its minimal crew, absence of passengers, and a stern large enough to accommodate a helicopter, the vessel immediately arouses the Inspector's suspicions.
Amidst the unfolding mystery, Montalbano's rare visit to Genoa to see Livia coincides with disarray in the Vigàta police department, leaving his position as commissario in jeopardy. The Inspector must navigate the murky waters of the investigation while also setting right the chaos within his team.
Steeped in the vivid sense of place and wry humour that define Camilleri's acclaimed series, The Cook of the Halcyon serves up an enthralling penultimate case for the iconic Sicilian detective.
Andrea Camilleri is one of Italy’s most popular writers. His Inspector Montalbano series has sold over sixty-five million copies worldwide and been translated into thirty-two languages, as well as being adapted for Italian television aired on BBC4.
Camilleri’s iconic police-procedural series transports the reader to the fictional town of Vigàta on the sun-drenched Italian island of Sicily. However, all is not as idyllic on the isle as it looks, with reports of crimes and mysterious occurrences keeping the police department busy.
Inspector Montalbano is at the forefront of any investigation, tackling every case with his astute detective work, fractious manner and reliance on delicious meals eaten in perfect silence. The novels see him uncovering Mafia-led activity, tracking down murderers and drug-rings and stopping inexplicable overnight kidnappings. The series begins with The Shape of Water, in which Montalbano is called to The Pasture, a trash-strewn site favoured by drug dealers, where the body of an engineer has been discovered . . .
'Inspector Montalbano is one of fiction’s greatest detectives and Camilleri is one of Europe’s greatest crime writers.’ Daily Mirror