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good as always but not the strongest in the series 'The alarm rang as it had every morning for the past year, at seven thirty.' Things have changed for Montalbano and he needs some help - his internal clock has stopped. Are his detecting instincts still ticking? A woman reports her brother's death and Montalbano investigates the murder. There's a mix of mafiosi, fraud and unusual relationships but his sound instincts lead him to the truth.
Another gem from Camilleri Montalbano is a wonderful invention - a human being, it would be hard not to like him. He adores good food and will travel out of his way to find it. He is infuriated by and infuriates his subordinates. He sits under his favourite olive tree to think, to find a solution to some vexing question. He wrestles with his work but he loves it. I've thoroughly enjoyed all the Montalbano series. Each one is like a good meal.
The Ninth Inspector Montalbano Mystery - La Luna di Carta - The Paper Moon by Andrea Camilleri Inspector Montalbano wakes this time not by his inner alarm clock but from one he now sets each night to wake him prompt each morning. His usual slapstick routine of starting the day had fallen by the wayside, irrelevant random thoughts had been plaguing his mind, with a touch of forgetfulness, tiredness and that feeling of age had suddenly creep upon him. Within ten minutes of being at the station Montalbano is confronted by Signorina. Michela Pardo who cannot locate her brother Angelo, he may have... more info
