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  <title><![CDATA[The Smell of the Night (An Inspector Montalbano Mystery)]]></title>
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  <default-description>The number of Inspector Montalbano fans will continue to grow with this ingenious new novel featuring the earthy and urbane Sicilian detective. Half the retirees in Vig`ata have invested their savings with a financial wizard who has disappeared, along with their money. As Montalbano investigates this labyrinthine financial scam, he finds himself at a serious disadvantage: a hostile superior has shut him out of the case, he's on the outs with his lover Livia, and his cherished Sicily is turning so ruthless and vulgar that Montalbano wonders if any part of it is worth saving. Drenched with atmosphere, crackling with wit, &lt;I&gt;The Smell of the Night&lt;/I&gt; is Camilleri at his most addictive.</default-description>
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  <original-publication-year type="integer">2001</original-publication-year>
  <original-title>The Smell of the Night (An Inspector Montalbano Mystery)</original-title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Andrea Camilleri]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've grown to like Inspector Montalbano and his team through reading the series.  In this story, Montalbano is changing, appears to be slipping, becoming unhinged.  As government corruption becomes more evident in each story so does Montalbano's behavior become more aberrant.  What is happening and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60065078">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A large part of the attraction of these novels is the wonderfully grumpy, slightly eccentric, marvellously self-involved Inspector Montalbano.  And the food - the meals that Montalbano insists on partaking on a regular basis are frankly, almost obscenely fantastic.  Of course, for the books to be co...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26090179">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="8576635">
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Nov 02 13:18:34 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Dec 11 10:03:02 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This novel in his Montalbano series is the whimsiest of them all by far. The story takes a surreal tone right from the start and all through the book Montalbano seems on a illicit substance trip. The mystery is a pretty simple one, an accountant disappears with a lot of the people's money in Vigata....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8576635">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="69820707">
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    <name><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Sep 02 11:20:28 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 02 11:18:46 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 02 11:20:28 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've become addicted to Camilleri this summer -- he's smart and funny and his sentences shine. Good tight murder mysteries with a cast of characters about whom one becomes very fond. And then there's Sicily -- good scenery, great food, lots of time in the sea. I'm so relieved that there are a lot of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69820707">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="56323414">
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat May 16 18:23:10 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat May 16 18:47:26 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found this to be a delightful and humorous mystery, and I loved the frequent descriptions of Sicilian food.  A good book for a beach or plane - I'd definitely read more of this series when I'm in the mood for something quick, light and fun.   ]]></body>
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    <review id="11376073">
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    <name><![CDATA[Cynthia]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Sharon, CT]]></location>        
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      <rating>1</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jan 01 07:04:16 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 01 07:08:46 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[i had high hopes for this series but was disappointed. I found the mystery itself slightly less interesting than something I'd find in a newspaper. I found Inspector Montalbano to be kind of a jerk, and not very well described; I had no real sense of who he is or what he cares about (other than hims...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11376073">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46532144">
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    <name><![CDATA[Tess]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Feb 16 11:28:56 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 16 11:41:00 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Earthy Sicilian Inspector Montalbano fighting crime in a setting of antagonistic boss, staff of varied abilities, corrupt bureaucracy and beautifully cooked meals makes for entertaining reading.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="54899314">
    <user id="1939991">
    <name><![CDATA[Michael]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon May 04 09:36:01 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not the best in the series by far. The development of Montalbano continues, but the plot is weak. Montalbano vs. Bernie Madoff, with an out-of-the-blue conclusion. Skippable.]]></body>
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    <review id="76115722">
    <user id="202331">
    <name><![CDATA[Anna]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Kraków, Poland]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 29 09:34:30 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 01 08:30:32 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It was good crime story, but somehow Montalbano's Italian way of being doesn't have a strong influence on me. The story went smoothly and it was just a quick read to fill the time.]]></body>
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    <review id="47153674">
    <user id="138086">
    <name><![CDATA[Scott]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Feb 22 10:32:05 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another good read in the Inspctor Montalbano mystery series by Andrea Camilleri.]]></body>
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    <review id="67585893">
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    <location><![CDATA[Groß Enzersdorf, Austria]]></location>        
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    <body><![CDATA[magnificent! but why do the endings always leave such a bitter aftertaste?]]></body>
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    <review id="47466392">
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    <body><![CDATA[The Smell of the Night (An Inspector Montalbano Mystery) by Andrea Camilleri (2005)]]></body>
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    <review id="12571359">
    <user id="145550">
    <name><![CDATA[Sam]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Vancouver, WA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Jan 15 08:28:01 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great mystery with a rich slice of cultural life from Sicily, Italy.  Inspector Montalbano is a fascinating character - not detached from the people and places he's investigating, but so deeply invested in them that his actions and personal life are integral to the plot.  At some points there is som...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12571359">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="44547867">
    <user id="314815">
    <name><![CDATA[Gerrie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jan 27 13:48:19 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 27 13:49:35 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Contemprorary Italian mystery writer with humor]]></body>
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    <review id="47001515">
    <user id="893455">
    <name><![CDATA[Chris]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Manassas, VA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I LOVE INSPECTOR GUIDO MONTALBANO! <br/>]]></body>
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    <review id="77559652">
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellente!]]></body>
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    <review id="34477090">
    <user id="1429477">
    <name><![CDATA[Michel]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[2001 - L'odore della notte (Salvo Montalbano #6).<br/>The best so far, almost as good as Dibdin's Zen.<br/>Camilleri is a literature teacher, and you feel it particularly here: the device of the parallel with Faulkner's Rose for Emily works quite well, filling you with the same sense of foreboding...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34477090">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 21 12:10:03 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 17 12:26:38 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first I read from the Inspector Montalbano series. It's a very easy read and finished the book in days. The language used is simple and a total breeze to go through. Nothing suspenseful that will keep you up all night to finish but great for a relaxing weekend, feet curled up sitting on ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14972842">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[My first Book in German! Whew! I think I am over my fear of reading in German. It was recommended by a friend as an easy read. I enjoyed the story, but a lot of the nuances were lost on me I think. Reaching for a dictionary every time you don't understand a word, sort of takes the fun out of reading...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35096600">more...</a>]]></body>
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