![]() ![]() Corrupt judges, a political hatchet-man, the Mafia, and a gorgeous six-foot Swedish blonde (as well as a gorgeous young gay man, also blond) all figure in the story. He doggedly sets out to understand what happened and finds himself caught up in a web of intrigue and betrayal that tax him to the limit. It seems that everyone insists the old man died a natural death. There is pressure from all sides on Montalbano to close the case quickly. ![]() ![]() The body of the region’s political boss is discovered in blatantly compromising circumstances, setting off a chain of puzzling political juggling acts. In this quaint but unpleasant setting, the incorruptible Inspector Montalbano routinely finds his work to be rough going. The book is set in the town of Vigata in Sicily, where corruption reigns supreme and murder is nothing out of the ordinary. There’s little of that celebrated Italian charm in The Shape of Water, the first in Andrea Camilleri’s widely-read series of crime novels featuring Inspector Salvo Montalbano. ![]()
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