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From Publishers Weekly

In his fourth mystery to feature Inspector Salvo Montalbano (The Snack Thief, etc.), Camilleri once again thrills with his fluid storytelling and quirky characters. The irritable Sicilian detective's first challenge is to figure out a way to start an investigation into the murder of a woman whose naked body he discovered through an unauthorized break-in, without letting it be known that he was the one who found her. The long list of suspects includes the woman's husband, who's seemingly unaffected by the news of her death; the neighborhood half-wit, who would charitably be described as an admirer but more appropriately as a stalker; and the woman's out-of-town lover, who has a cryptic background of his own. Salvo is as incapable of turning his back on the mystery as he is at playing politics, and he soon finds himself in trouble with his superiors and the patsy for an ambitious colleague. Perhaps because the crime itself is less intricate than those in earlier books in the series, the author has increased the stakes for Salvo's career and the amount of maverick behavior. Through this deft translation, Camilleri's tale of lust, greed and hidden beauty should win new American readers.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.


From Booklist

Just last year, when the first Inspector Montalbano mystery (The Shape of Water) made its belated appearance in the U.S., we asked that the translations keep coming--and quickly. Our wish has been granted. This is the fourth in the series to be published here in a mere 18 months, and it is every bit as good as the previous three. This time the doggedly anti-bureaucratic Montalbano, police inspector in the picturesque Sicilian city of Vigata, stumbles upon the dead body of an attractive woman from Bologna and must re-create her last hours in an effort to find the killer. As usual, Montalbano finds himself appalled not only by the callousness of the killer but also by the insufferable small-mindedness of his superiors. Camilleri continues to mix procedural detail with personal drama--Montalbano's tenuous relationship with his lover and his attraction to one of the witnesses in the case--in ways that add depth to both the characters and the drama. If you like the Italian crime novel, you'll love this series. Bill Ott
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Police mystery with an Italian flavor, Janv. 30 2004
Par Douglas A. Greenberg (Berkeley, CA USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Voice Of The Violin (Hardcover)
This is one in a series of mysteries set in Sicily featuring police Inspector Montalbano. American readers will enjoy the different cultural context and slant, including references to Italian politics, police practices, and cuisine. What's helpful here is a kind of glossary appended to the end of the book that will help American readers make sense of some otherwise obscure references.

The plot itself is well-structured, and the murder mystery is not unraveled until very close to the end of the story. There also are some endearingly offbeat supporting characters, some excellently well-placed "false leads," and a generous dose of dry humor.

The only drawbacks here are first, that just about any work of literature loses something in translation, and there are occasional odd-sounding passages that must seem far more eloquent in the original Italian. And second, I confess that the cavalcade of minor characters sometimes confused me, as their similar-sounding names began to spin around in my head. There also are a fair number of murder mystery cliches included, such as the victim being a "gorgeous blonde," etc.

Overall, however, this is a refreshing change of pace for fans of mysteries, and those interested in how the genre is treated in an Italian context will find it fascinating and satisfying.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 Another enjoyable read by Camilleri, Janv. 2 2004
Par Linda Oskam "dutch-traveller" (Amsterdam Netherlands) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Voice Of The Violin (Hardcover)
When the police car of Inspector Montalbano hits a small car parked at an apparently deserted country home, the inspector has a gut feeling that something is wrong. He finds the body of a beautiful woman, strangled in her bedroom. After a short while it turns out that the woman has numerous acquaintances in the area and that there are a fair number of suspects. The investigation is not made any easier by the fact that Montalbano's superiors are not exactly supporting him, even though his own team is squarely behind him. A combination of good policework and flashes of brilliance in the end solves the crime. In the meantime Montalbano also has to sort out the mess that he is making of his private life. And that is the nice thing about this series: it is the combination of police work and private hassles, that make Montalbano into more than your average, typical policeman-from-a-novel, but rather a real character with his good and his bad sides.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Nice Misdirections, Déc 18 2003
Par W Boudville (Terra, Sol 3) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Voice Of The Violin (Hardcover)
Camilleri injects some twisted ingenuity into this Inspector Montalbano plot. In many ways this has the hallmarks of a classic whodunnit, by commencing the story with the naked, murdered corpse of a beautiful woman. An obvious suspect quickly emerges, and the Inspector assiduously collects data. But the suspect dies under cloudy circumstances, which turn out to be unrelated to the original murder. Camilleri deploys misdirections, but eventually our Inspector solves it all. Aided as always by fine Sicilian cooking.

Apart from the obvious differences between Sicily and the US, alert American readers may notice something else. The book is set in 1996-7. There is common, casual use of cellphones. At that time, these were still rare in the US. A comparable American novel set then would probably have to make some glancing remark as to their novelty.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 VOICE OF THE VIOLIN - 'Notes' whodunit
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Publié le Déc 13 2003 par Dean Redfern

5.0étoiles sur 5 Charming and deep mystery. Nice
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5.0étoiles sur 5 The real Columbo
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Fabulous Montalbano mystery
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