The Snack Thief (Inspector Montalbano Mysteries)
by Andrea Camilleri
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Author: Andrea CamilleriTranslator: Stephen Sartarelli
Edition: Paperback
Audio: Italian (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-05-31
ISBN: 0142004731
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: The Mystery of the Tunisian Housekeeper
Summary: 4 Stars
The is hugely popular (in Europe anyway) Inspector Montalbano series continues, with this installment following The Shape of Water and The Terra-Cotta Dog. The presence of Tunisian immigrants in Sicily is mined for mystery by Camilleri, as the stabbing of a retired businessman and the shooting of a Tunisian crewman on a fishing boat soon merge to one very tangled web. At the heart of it all is a missing housecleaner/prostitute names Karima and her son. As might be expected, there's some corruption just below the surface and Montalbano pursues justice with the quiet, dogged persistence and lengthy lunch breaks of his earlier two adventures. The intrigue is perhaps a little less intriguing than in the previous books, but there's more going on in Montalbano's private life to make up for it. Girlfriend Livia puts in a long appearance making the Inspector edgier and nastier than usual. It's roughly on par with the previous two books, but being the third book in the series, doesn't seem quite as fresh. As usual, the translation by Stephen Sartarelli is top notch.
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