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The Overnight Kidnapper
- An Inspector Montalbano Mystery
- By: Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 39
The day gets off to a bad start for Montalbano: while trying to break up a fight on Marinella beach, he hits the wrong man and is stopped by the Carabinieri. When he finally gets to the office, the inspector learns about a strange abduction: a woman was abducted, drugged, and then released unharmed a few hours later. A few days later, the same thing happens again, but this time the woman abducted is the niece of Enzo, the owner of Montalbano's favorite trattoria. The only link between the two events is that both women are 30 years old and work in a bank.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Montalbano is up to tricks again!
- By Jan on 02-06-19
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A Nest of Vipers
- By: Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli - translator
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 46
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 46
Inspector Montalbano enjoys simple pleasures - delicious food, walks along the water, the occasional smoke - yet these are just the backdrop to his duties as a detective. His latest case is the killing of the wealthy Cosimo Barletta. Thought to be a widower living out a quiet life by the sea, Cosimo's sudden death by gunshot to the neck opens up his past to scrutiny. What Montalbano uncovers is Cosimo's trove of salacious photographs, used to extort young women, and a history full of greed and corruption.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Flawed people
- By Jan on 08-20-17
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The Other End of the Line
- Inspector Montalbano, Book 24
- By: Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli - translator
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 36
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 36
A wave of refugees has arrived on the Sicilian coast, and Inspector Montalbano and his team have been stationed at port, alongside countless volunteers, to receive and assist the newcomers. Meanwhile, Livia has promised their presence at a friend's wedding, and the inspector, agreeing to get a new suit tailored, meets the charming master seamstress Elena Biasini. But while on duty at the dock one late night, tragedy strikes, and Elena is found gruesomely murdered. Between managing the growing crowds at port, Montalbano works to weave together the loose threads of the unsolved crimes.
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2 out of 5 stars
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What a disappointment!
- By Carl on 09-27-19
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A Voice in the Night
- The Inspector Montalbano, Book 20
- By: Andrea Camilleri
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 66
Montalbano investigates a robbery at a supermarket, a standard case that takes a spin when manager Guido Borsellino is later found hanging in his office. Was it a suicide? Inspector Montalbano and the coroner have their doubts, and further investigation leads to the director of a powerful local company. Meanwhile, a girl is found brutally murdered in Giovanni Strangio's apartment - Giovanni has a flawless alibi, and it's no coincidence that Michel Strangio, president of the province, is his father.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The great truth!
- By Jan on 01-16-18
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Death at Sea
- The Inspector Montalbano Mysteries
- By: Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli - contributor
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 33
In 1980s Vigata, a restless Inspector Montalbano brings his bold investigative style to eight enthralling cases. From jilted lovers and deadly family affairs to assassination attempts and murders in unexpected places, Death at Sea is the perfect collection to escape into Andrea Camilleri's unforgettable slice of Sicily.
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5 out of 5 stars
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beautiful
- By Candace Ritting on 07-18-19
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A Beam of Light
- The Inspector Montalbano Mysteries 19
- By: Andrea Camilleri
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 70
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 68
When Inspector Montalbano falls under the charms of beautiful gallery owner Marian, his longtime relationship with Livia comes under threat. Meanwhile, he is also troubled by a strange dream as three crimes demand his attention: the robbery and assault of a wealthy merchant's young wife, stolen works of art, and a search for arms traffickers that leads him deep into the countryside, where the investigation takes a tragic turn.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellence!
- By Jan on 01-16-18
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The Overnight Kidnapper
- An Inspector Montalbano Mystery
- By: Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 39
The day gets off to a bad start for Montalbano: while trying to break up a fight on Marinella beach, he hits the wrong man and is stopped by the Carabinieri. When he finally gets to the office, the inspector learns about a strange abduction: a woman was abducted, drugged, and then released unharmed a few hours later. A few days later, the same thing happens again, but this time the woman abducted is the niece of Enzo, the owner of Montalbano's favorite trattoria. The only link between the two events is that both women are 30 years old and work in a bank.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Montalbano is up to tricks again!
- By Jan on 02-06-19
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A Nest of Vipers
- By: Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli - translator
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 46
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 46
Inspector Montalbano enjoys simple pleasures - delicious food, walks along the water, the occasional smoke - yet these are just the backdrop to his duties as a detective. His latest case is the killing of the wealthy Cosimo Barletta. Thought to be a widower living out a quiet life by the sea, Cosimo's sudden death by gunshot to the neck opens up his past to scrutiny. What Montalbano uncovers is Cosimo's trove of salacious photographs, used to extort young women, and a history full of greed and corruption.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Flawed people
- By Jan on 08-20-17
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The Other End of the Line
- Inspector Montalbano, Book 24
- By: Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli - translator
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 36
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 36
A wave of refugees has arrived on the Sicilian coast, and Inspector Montalbano and his team have been stationed at port, alongside countless volunteers, to receive and assist the newcomers. Meanwhile, Livia has promised their presence at a friend's wedding, and the inspector, agreeing to get a new suit tailored, meets the charming master seamstress Elena Biasini. But while on duty at the dock one late night, tragedy strikes, and Elena is found gruesomely murdered. Between managing the growing crowds at port, Montalbano works to weave together the loose threads of the unsolved crimes.
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2 out of 5 stars
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What a disappointment!
- By Carl on 09-27-19
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A Voice in the Night
- The Inspector Montalbano, Book 20
- By: Andrea Camilleri
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 66
Montalbano investigates a robbery at a supermarket, a standard case that takes a spin when manager Guido Borsellino is later found hanging in his office. Was it a suicide? Inspector Montalbano and the coroner have their doubts, and further investigation leads to the director of a powerful local company. Meanwhile, a girl is found brutally murdered in Giovanni Strangio's apartment - Giovanni has a flawless alibi, and it's no coincidence that Michel Strangio, president of the province, is his father.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The great truth!
- By Jan on 01-16-18
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Death at Sea
- The Inspector Montalbano Mysteries
- By: Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli - contributor
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 33
In 1980s Vigata, a restless Inspector Montalbano brings his bold investigative style to eight enthralling cases. From jilted lovers and deadly family affairs to assassination attempts and murders in unexpected places, Death at Sea is the perfect collection to escape into Andrea Camilleri's unforgettable slice of Sicily.
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5 out of 5 stars
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beautiful
- By Candace Ritting on 07-18-19
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A Beam of Light
- The Inspector Montalbano Mysteries 19
- By: Andrea Camilleri
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 70
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 68
When Inspector Montalbano falls under the charms of beautiful gallery owner Marian, his longtime relationship with Livia comes under threat. Meanwhile, he is also troubled by a strange dream as three crimes demand his attention: the robbery and assault of a wealthy merchant's young wife, stolen works of art, and a search for arms traffickers that leads him deep into the countryside, where the investigation takes a tragic turn.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellence!
- By Jan on 01-16-18
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The Safety Net
- The Inspector Montalbano Mysteries, Book 25
- By: Andrea Camilleri
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
Vigàta is bustling as the new filming location for a Swedish television series set in 1950. In the production frenzy, the director asks the locals to track down movies and vintage photos to faithfully recreate the air of Vigàta in that time. Engineer Ernesto Sabatello, while rummaging in the attic of his house, finds some films shot by his father from 1958 to 1963 - always on the same day, March 27; and always the same shot, the outside wall of a country house. Montalbano hears the story and, intrigued by the mystery of it, begins to investigate its meaning.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I’ll miss Andrea Camilleri
- By RuthieJune on 03-24-20
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Game of Mirrors
- Commissario Montalbano, Book 18
- By: Andrea Camilleri
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 62
Inspector Montalbano and his colleagues are stumped when two bombs explode outside empty warehouses - one of which is connected to a big-time drug dealer. Meanwhile the alluring Liliana Lombardo is trying to seduce the inspector over red wine and arancini. Between pesky reporters, amorous trysts, and cocaine kingpins, Montalbano feels as if he's being manipulated on all fronts.
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The Dance of the Seagull
- By: Andrea Camilleri
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 61
This latest installment in the Inspector Montalbano series finds Montalbano in search of his missing right-hand man. Before leaving for vacation with Livia, Montalbano witnesses a seagull doing an odd dance on the beach outside his home - and then the bird suddenly drops dead. Stopping in at his office for a quick check before heading off, he notices that Fazio is nowhere to be found and soon learns that he was last seen on the docks, secretly working on a case.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Always interesting. Enjoy the characters.
- By Susan on 06-18-19
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Angelica's Smile
- Inspector Montalbano, Book 17
- By: Andrea Camilleri
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 63
A rash of burglaries has Inspector Salvo Montalbano stumped. The criminals are so brazen that their leader, the anonymous Mr. Z, startssending the Sicilian inspector menacing letters. Among those burgled is the young and beautiful Angelica Cosulich, who reminds the inspector of the love-interest in Ludovico Ariosto's chivalric romance, Orlando Furioso. Besotted by Angelica's charms, Montalbano imagines himself back in the medieval world of jousts and battles.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Entire series is top top quality
- By Emile D. Menasche on 03-26-19
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Treasure Hunt
- The Inspector Montalbano Mystery
- By: Andrea Camilleri
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 62
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4 out of 5 stars 57
Interest in Andrea Camilleri's taciturn but epicurean inspector is at an all-time high. And with three of the last five novels in the series, including the award-winning The Potter's Field, hitting the New York Times bestseller list, this latest installment is certain to up the ante and win over a multitude of new fans. In Treasure Hunt, Inspector Montalbano is hailed as a hero after news cameras film him scaling abuilding, gun in hand, to capture a pair of unlikely snipers. Shortly thereafter the inspector begins to receive cryptic messages in verse from someone challenging him to a treasure hunt. Intrigued, he accepts, treating the messages as amusing riddles - until they take a dangerous turn.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Great Series with a Great Reader
- By Michael W. on 11-20-13
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The Track of Sand
- An Inspector Montalbano Mystery
- By: Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli (translator)
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 63
Inspector Salvatore Montalbano wakes from strange dreams to find a gruesomely bludgeoned horse carcass in front of his seaside home. When his men come to investigate, the carcass has disappeared, leaving only a trail in the sand. Then his home is ransacked, and the inspector is certain that the crimes are linked. As he negotiates both the glittering underworld of horseracing and the Mafia’s connection to it, Montalbano is aided by his illiterate housekeeper, Adelina, and a Proustian memory of linguate fritte.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Like watching an hourglass! Occasionally amusing.
- By MidwestGeek on 03-17-13
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The Age of Doubt
- By: Andrea Camilleri
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 72
One night, Inspector Montalbano dreams of a stormy sea, which he knows represents unease and loss of control. The next day, a boat is found in the port of Vigàta and within it, the body of a disfigured corpse. The waterfront has also drawn in an 85-foot luxury boat passengered by 50 carefree souls and a somewhat shadowy crew. They will have to stay in Vigàta until the investigation is over: the man, it seems, was poisoned. However, right now, it is the yacht’s owner and sailors Montalbano is focused on.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Wonderful Camilleri Book
- By Lawrence on 04-29-13
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August Heat
- An Inspector Montalbano Mystery
- By: Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli (translator)
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 76
When a colleague extends his summer vacation, Inspector Salvo Montalbano is forced to stay in Vigàta and endure the August heat. Montalbano’s long-suffering girlfriend, Livia, joins him with a friend - husband and young son in tow - to keep her company during these dog days of summer. But when the boy suddenly disappears into a narrow shaft hidden under the family’s beach rental, Montalbano uncovers something terribly sinister.
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4 out of 5 stars
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There's No Fool Like An Old Fool!
- By MidwestGeek on 03-15-13
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The Potter’s Field
- The Inspector Montalbano Mysteries, Book 13
- By: Andrea Camilleri
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 83
Witty and entertaining, the Montalbano novels by Andrea Camilleri—a master of the Italian detective story—have become favorites of mystery fans everywhere. In this latest installment, an unidentified corpse is found near Vigàta, a town known for its soil rich with potter’s clay. Meanwhile, a woman reports the disappearance of her husband, a Colombian man with Sicilian origins who turns out to be related to a local mobster.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Do you love or hate Inspector Montalbano?
- By MidwestGeek on 05-09-15
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The Paper Moon
- An Inspector Montalbano Mystery
- By: Andrea Camilleri
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 127
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 91
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Story4 out of 5 stars 91
With their dark sophistication and dry humor, Andrea Camilleri’s classic crime novels continue to win more and more fans in America. The latest installment of the popular mystery series finds the moody Inspector Montalbano further beset by the existential questions that have been plaguing him of late. But he doesn’t have much time to wax philosophical before the gruesome murder of a man—shot at point-blank range in the face with his pants down—commands his attention.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Italian gumshoe
- By Joan on 12-24-12
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Montalbano’s First Case and Other Stories
- The Inspector Montalbano, Book 0.5
- By: Andrea Camilleri
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 17 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 127
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 125
In Montalbano's First Case and Other Stories, Andrea Camilleri has selected 21 short stories, written with his trademark wit and humor, that follow Italy's famous detective through highlight cases of his career. From the title story, featuring a young Deputy Montalbano newly assigned to Vigàta, to "Montalbano Says No", in which the inspector makes a late-night call to Camilleri himself to refuse an outlandish case, this volume is an essential addition to any fan's collection and a wonderful way to introduce listeners to the internationally best-selling series.
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5 out of 5 stars
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THIS BOOK NEEDS TO BE LISTENED TO FIRST!!!
- By Reba on 12-31-16
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The Wings of the Sphinx
- By: Andrea Camilleri
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Story4 out of 5 stars 63
Things are not going well for Inspector Salvo Montalbano. His relationship with Livia is once again on the rocks and - acutely aware of his age - he is beginning to grow weary of the endless violence he encounters. Then a young woman is found dead, her face half shot off and only a tattoo of a sphinx moth giving any hint of her identity. The tattoo links her to three similarly marked girls - all victims of the underworld sex trade.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This one review does it all for me.
- By Lawrence on 07-28-11
Publisher's Summary
This novel in the New York Times best-selling series has Italy's favorite detective uncovering corruption and mafia ties in the world of construction and public spending.
On a gloomy morning in Vigàta, a call from Fazio rouses Inspector Montalbano from a nightmare. A man called Giugiù Nicotra has been found dead in the skeletal workings of a construction site, a place now entombed by a sea of mud from recent days of rain and floods. Shot in the back, he had fled into a water supply system tunnel. The investigation gets off to a slow start, but all the evidence points to the world of construction and public contracts, a world just as slimy and impenetrable as mud.
As he wades through a world in which construction firms and public officials thrive, Montalbano is obsessed by one thought: that by going to die in the tunnel, Nicotra had been trying to communicate something.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Reba
- 01-31-18
Another winner
I hope book twenty three comes out soon. A lot of twist and turns in this book. A true detective story and a little risk taking. If you are an Andrea Camilleri, Inspector Montalbano, his comrads and Grover Gardnen fan then this book will make you happy.
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- PCshopper
- 02-25-19
Liked the book. Didn’t love the performance.
I hate writing anything negative and rarely do so. I love the Montelbano books. This is my first Montelbano audiobook. Perhaps I had a preconceived notion of what he would sound like. This isn’t it. I expected Montelbano to sound gruffer. In text he barks commands and often is gruff. Instead, I thought he often sounded like a cross between a Brooklyn accent and Jack Benny. Also, why would a Sicilian character speak with an Italian-American accent in Sicily? Didn’t get it. The performance took away from the book for me. Next Montelbano book was will read.
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- Jan
- 01-16-18
Excellent as always!
murder-investigation, law-enforcement, mafia, Sicily ----------
Another convoluted mess for the police to untangle, and in the middle of an unusually vicious rainy season. It seems odd to this American that the mob, payoffs, and the protection racket is so out in the open and simply facts of life. The publisher's blurb gives hints and there is no need for spoilers, but the side thread of Montalbano's trying to deal with Livia's depression from afar is well done.
Grover Gardner gives his usual fine performance as narrator.