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Title: The Snack Thief: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery by Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli, Cyril Pearl ISBN: 0-670-03223-9 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 24 April, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Inspector Montalbano Rides Again
Comment: The main character of this book, Inspector Montalbano, is getting familiar like an old friend. His personality quirks and love of food only get more entertaining with each book rather than tiresome. This character carries the book.
Of course, there is a mystery. Like Terra Cotta Dog, there are actually two mysteries the good inspector solves. One - a seemingly straightforward murder - is obvious and he solves it almost as an afterthought. The other - involving government intrigue - is much deeper and difficult to solve. Camilleri coordinates and intertwines the two story lines marvelously.
The writing is consistently good, the mysteries interesting and you can not help but like Inspector Montalbano. This is a winning combination. This is billed as a series of Inspector Montalbano mysteries. However it is not essential to have read the preceding books. This book is recommended for an enjoyable mystery romp through Sicily.
Rating: 5
Summary: That's Amore'
Comment: Andrea Camilleri is one fine author that you've got to read. Yes, he's Italian, and yes, his books have a definite Italian prose but the writing is so intriguing how can you resist? Much like the Inspector Montalbano enjoys his good food and wine, you'll find yourself savoring each and every page. In this, his 3rd book about life in Sicily and Inspector Montalbano, we are presented with the mysterious death of an older gentleman in an elevator, and the murder of a Tunisian sailor off the coast on a fishing boat, and a series of snack robberies, which are seemingly unrelated, but later find out to be seriously connected. Of course there is the usual banter between the inspector and his collegues and his girlfriend, Livia, and the usual surprising personality of the good inspector, and often genuinely humorous situations. His first book, "The Shape of Water", which I read was at first a little difficult to follow; ie; names and names of places in Sicily and too the way it's written, not American english or English english, but different. But his stories are so interesting that after a few pages it really doesn't matter that it's different, in fact it makes reading them that much more entertaining because they are different. His descriptions of places and peoples are right on spot. In Snack Thief you'll be amazed and entertained by the manner in which Inspector Montalbano goes about solving the crimes but too how he manipulates the press, and his superiors and other higher ups in the government. Montalbano who isn't perfect has faults and some striking traits that makes him very real and makes Camilleri's novels that much more interesting. There's really no one to compare Camilleri to, he's in a class all by himself. If you're looking for something a little different, or just something intriguing, then read Snack Thief. Trust me, you won't stop here, you'll read all of Camilleri's books, finding yourself like me; spellbound.
Rating: 4
Summary: Inspector Montalbano versus terrorists and secret services
Comment: When an elderly man is murdered in the elevator and a Tunesian fisherman is shot at sea, these events at first instance do not seem to be connected. But clever investigation work by inspector Montalbano reveals that there is a connection and the mother of a 5-year old boy plays a crucial role in this. When the mother disappears the girlfriend of the inspectors takes care of the little boy and a promise made to the boy forces the inspector to reconsider his position as a bachelor. In the meantime the investigation turns nastier and nastier and the people involved go higher up than one would care.
This is the third Camilleri book in succession that I read and I still enjoy the ambiance, the inspector and the descriptions of food and the good (and bad) life in Sicily.
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Title: The Terra-Cotta Dog: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery by Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli ISBN: 0142002631 Publisher: Penguin USA (Mm) Pub. Date: 25 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli ISBN: 0142002399 Publisher: Penguin USA (Mm) Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Voice of the Violin: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery by Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli ISBN: 0670031437 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 06 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Uniform Justice: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery by Donna Leon ISBN: 0871139030 Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: A Noble Radiance by Donna Leon ISBN: 0142003190 Publisher: Penguin USA (Mm) Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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