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Commissario Montalbano Series

28 primary works • 43 total works
In 1994 Camilleri published the first in a long series of Commissario Montalbano novels: "La forma dell'acqua" (The Shape of Water) featured the character of Inspector Montalbano, a fractious Sicilian detective in the police force of Vigàta, an imaginary Sicilian town. The series is written in Italian with a substantial sprinkling of Sicilian phras…

Book 1

The Shape of Water
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3.74 · 26472 Ratings · 2208 Reviews · published 1994 · 143 editions

The Shape of Water is the first in Andrea Camiller…

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    Book 2

    The Terra-Cotta Dog
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    3.95     · 14470 Ratings · 989 Reviews · published 1996 · 41 editions
    The Terra-Cotta Dog opens with a mysterious tete-a…

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    Book 3

    The Snack Thief
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    4.07     · 11111 Ratings · 764 Reviews · published 1996 · 9 editions
    In the third book in Andrea Camilleri's Inspector …

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    Book 4

    Voice of the Violin
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    4.06     · 10680 Ratings · 702 Reviews · published 1997 · 107 editions
    The Sicilian detective, Inspector Salvo Montalbano…

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    Book 4.5

    Un mese con Montalbano
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    3.92     · 2859 Ratings · 157 Reviews · published 1998 · 7 editions
    Un mese con Montalbano è una raccolta di trenta ra…

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    Book 4.7

    Gli arancini di Montalbano
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    3.99     · 2828 Ratings · 127 Reviews · published 1999 · 1 edition
    "Quando Montalbano incornava su una cosa, non c'er…

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    Book 5

    Excursion to Tindari
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    4.06     · 9118 Ratings · 533 Reviews · published 2000 · 7 editions
    Inspector Montalbano investigates between the imag…

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    Book 6

    The Smell of the Night
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    4.03     · 7893 Ratings · 500 Reviews · published 2001 · 7 editions
    The number of Inspector Montalbano fans will conti…

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    Book 6.5

    La paura di Montalbano
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    3.92     · 1917 Ratings · 135 Reviews · published 2002 · 1 edition
    Pubblicato per la prima volta nel 2002 in questa r…

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    Storie di Montalbano
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    4.33     · 45 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2002 · 1 edition
    Storie di Montalbano è il primo dei due Meridiani …

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    Book 7

    Rounding the Mark
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    4.09     · 7385 Ratings · 433 Reviews · published 2003 · 2 editions
    The earthy and urbane Sicilian detective Inspector…

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    Book 8

    The Patience of the Spider
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    4.04     · 7215 Ratings · 476 Reviews · published 2004 · 2 editions
    The latest mystery in Andrea Camilleri?s internati…

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    Book 8.5

    La prima indagine di Montalbano
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    4.03     · 3839 Ratings · 286 Reviews · 6 editions
    Montalbano ha trentacinque anni, è un uomo adulto,…

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    Book 9

    The Paper Moon
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    4.02     · 6990 Ratings · 442 Reviews · published 2005 · 72 editions
    The latest mystery in Andrea Camilleri's internati…

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    Book 10

    August Heat
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    4.01     · 7200 Ratings · 553 Reviews · published 2006 · 76 editions
    When a colleague extends his summer vacation, Insp…

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    Book 11

    The Wings of the Sphinx
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    3.95     · 5593 Ratings · 352 Reviews · published 2006 · 6 editions
    Food, love, and murder-Sicilian style-in the grip…

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    Book 12

    The Track of Sand
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    3.93     · 5046 Ratings · 331 Reviews · published 2007 · 59 editions
    Who would dare break into the home of the famous I…

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    Book 13

    The Potter's Field
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    4.10     · 5713 Ratings · 451 Reviews · published 2008 · 4 editions
    Fundet af liget af en mand er bemærkelsesværdigt p…

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    Book 14

    The Age of Doubt
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    3.95     · 5315 Ratings · 442 Reviews · published 2008 · 3 editions
    From the New York Times bestselling author of The …

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    Book 14.5

    Racconti di Montalbano
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    4.21     · 300 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2008 · 3 editions
    Da La prima indagine di Montalbano, dove Salvo Mon…

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    Book 15

    The Dance of the Seagull
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    3.98     · 5080 Ratings · 389 Reviews · published 2009 · 4 editions
    Inspector Montalbano must search for his missing r…

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    Book 16

    Treasure Hunt
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    3.90     · 4612 Ratings · 423 Reviews · published 2010 · 4 editions
    The sixteenth irresistible mystery in the New York…

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    Book 16.5

    Acqua in bocca
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    3.19     · 1283 Ratings · 142 Reviews · published 2010 · 1 edition
    Un gioco, un esperimento, una collaborazione lette…

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    Book 17

    Il sorriso di Angelica
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    3.85     · 4050 Ratings · 347 Reviews · published 2010 · 5 editions
    Una banda di ladri ripulisce gli appartamenti di a…

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    Book 18

    Il gioco degli specchi
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    3.97     · 4047 Ratings · 313 Reviews · published 2011 · 3 editions
    "Il commissario Montalbano si tiene costantemente …

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    Book 19

    Una lama di luce
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    4.05     · 4205 Ratings · 342 Reviews · published 2012 · 55 editions
    A Lampedusa sono sbarcati migliaia di tunisini e i…

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    Book 20

    Una voce di notte
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    3.96     · 3770 Ratings · 298 Reviews · published 2012 · 4 editions
    In un supermercato di Vigàta viene commesso un fur…

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    Book 21

    Un covo di vipere
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    3.89     · 4021 Ratings · 354 Reviews · published 2013 · 47 editions
    È l’alba a Marinella e il sonno di Montalbano vien…

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    Book 22

    The Pyramid of Mud
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    3.97     · 3795 Ratings · 305 Reviews · published 2014 · 42 editions
    “You either love Andrea Camilleri or you haven’t r…

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    Book 22.5

    Death at Sea: Montalbano's Early Cases
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    3.88     · 2180 Ratings · 257 Reviews · published 2014 · 3 editions
    "You either love Andrea Camilleri or you haven't r…

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    Book 23

    The Overnight Kidnapper
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    3.94     · 3625 Ratings · 324 Reviews · published 2015 · 4 editions
    The day gets off to a bad start for Montalbano: wh…

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    Book 24

    The Other End of the Line
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    4.05     · 3876 Ratings · 359 Reviews · published 2016 · 2 editions
    A wave of refugees has arrived on the Sicilian coa…

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    Book 25

    The Safety Net
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    4.07     · 3599 Ratings · 330 Reviews · published 2017 · 37 editions
    The new novel in the transporting New York Times b…

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    Book 26

    The Sicilian Method
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    3.87     · 3640 Ratings · 337 Reviews · published 2018 · 34 editions
    In the new novel in the transporting New York Time…

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    Book 27

    The Cook of the Halcyon
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    3.87     · 3326 Ratings · 303 Reviews · published 2019 · 2 editions
    The new novel in the transporting New York Times b…

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    Book 28

    Riccardino
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    3.75     · 4384 Ratings · 528 Reviews · published 2020 · 3 editions
    Anno 2005: Camilleri ha appena pubblicato La luna …

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    Book 28.5

    La coscienza di Montalbano
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    3.94     · 488 Ratings · 51 Reviews · published 2023 · 4 editions
    Sono sei i racconti qui chiamati a raccolta, con u…

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    Book 1-3

    Death in Sicily: The First Three Novels in the Inspector Montalbano Series--The Shape of Water; The Terra-Cotta Dog; The Snack Thief
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    4.14     · 1578 Ratings · 80 Reviews · 22 editions
    Collected in one volume—the first three books in t…

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    Book 4-6

    Ancora tre indagini per il Commissario Montalbano
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    4.36     · 74 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2009 · 3 editions
    "Il secondo volume delle inchieste di Montalbano. …

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    Book 7-9

    Altri casi per il commissario Montalbano: Il giro di boa - La pazienza del ragno - La luna di carta
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    4.50     · 86 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2011 · 1 edition
    "Il giro di boa" venne scritto sotto l'impulso di …

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    Book 1-13

    Andrea Camilleri Inspector Montalbano Mysteries 13 Books Collection Set
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    4.63     · 30 Ratings · 3 Reviews · 1 edition
    Title In This Collection:-
    The Terracotta Dog
    The …

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    Book 11-12

    Le ali della Sfinge - La pista di sabbia
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    4.08     · 73 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 1 edition
    Una Sicilia inquieta e oscura, i pantani della leg…

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    Book 17-18

    Il sorriso di Angelica - Il gioco degli specchi
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    4.03     · 29 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2011 · 1 edition
    IL SORRISO DI ANGELICA
    Una banda di ladri ripulisce…

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