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The Treasure Hunt

Author: Andrea Camilleri and Stephen Sartarelli   Series: Inspector Montalbano mysteries

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The irresistible Inspector Montalbano returns for his sixteenth mystery.

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Summary

The irresistible Inspector Montalbano returns for his sixteenth mystery.

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The Treasure Hunt is the sixteenth gripping novel in Andrea Camilleri's darkly humorous Inspector Montalbano series.When a crazed elderly man and his sister begin firing bullets from their balcony down onto the Vigàta street below, Inspector Montalbano finds himself a reluctant television hero.A few days later, when a letter arrives containing a mysterious riddle, the Inspector becomes drawn into a perplexing treasure hunt set by an anonymous challenger. As the hunt intensifies, Montalbano is relieved to be offered the assistance of Arturo Pennisi, a young man eager to witness the detective's investigative skills first hand.Fending off meddling commissioners and his irate girlfriend, Livia, the inspector will follow the treasure hunt's clues and travel from Vigàta's teeming streets to its deserted outskirts: where an abandoned house overlooks a seemingly bottomless lake. But when a horrifying crime is committed, the game must surely be laid aside. And it isn't long before Montalbano himself will be in terrible danger . . .'Among the most exquisitely crafted pieces of crime writing available today . . . Simply superb' - Sunday TimesThe Treasure Hunt is followed by the seventeenth Inspector Montalbano title, Angelica's Smile.

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Critic Reviews

“Montalbano's colleagues, chance encounters, Sicilian mores, even the contents of his fridge are described with the wit and gusto that make this narrator the best company in crime fiction today”

Guardian
Among the most exquisitely crafted pieces of crime writing available today . . . Simply superb Sunday Times
One of fiction's greatest detectives and Camilleri is one of Europe's greatest crime writers Daily Mail
For sunny views, explosive characters and a snappy plot constructed with great farcical ingenuity, the writer you want is Andrea Camilleri New York Times
One of fiction's greatest detectives and Camilleri is one of Europe's greatest crime writes . . . utterly gripping Daily Mirror

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About the Author

Andrea Camilleri was one of Italy's most famous contemporary writers. The Inspector Montalbano series, which has sold over 65 million copies worldwide, has been translated into thirty-two languages and was adapted for Italian television, screened on BBC4. The Potter's Field, the thirteenth book in the series, was awarded the Crime Writers' Association's International Dagger for the best crime novel translated into English. In addition to his phenomenally successful Inspector Montalbano series, he was also the author of the historical comic mysteries Hunting Season and The Brewer of Preston. He died in Rome in July 2019.

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Product Details

Publisher
Pan Macmillan | Picador
Published
8th July 2021
Pages
288
ISBN
9781529043914

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