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Excursion to Tindari: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery | 
 enlarge | Author: Andrea Camilleri
Creator: Stephen Sartarelli
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 33623
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 014303460X
Dewey Decimal Number: 853.914
EAN: 9780143034605
ASIN: 014303460X
Publication Date: February 1, 2005
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Following the long-running success he has enjoyed on bestseller lists in Europe, Inspector Salvo Montalbano is now winning over American readers and critics alike as "one of the most engaging protagonists in detective fiction" (USA Today). Now, in Excursion to Tindari, Andrea Camilleris savvy and darkly comic take on Sicilian life leads Montalbano into his most bone- chilling case yet. In two seemingly unrelated crimes, a young Don Juan is found murdered and an elderly couple is reported missing after an excursion to the ancient site of Tindari. As Montalbano works to solve both cases, he stumbles onto Sicilys ghastly "new age" of brutal and anonymous criminality.
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 my trip to italy August 13, 2008
if i can't travel to italy, the inspector montalbano series is the next best thing. like the books by magdalen nabb, donna leon, timothy holme, and michael dibdin,you have a mystery wrapped in a travelogue.
Camilleri Has Few Equals July 30, 2008
At 83, Camilleri is currently writing the eleventh book in this series, and hopefully he will continue for many more years. In this the fifth book of the series to be translated, Montalbano is confronted by two seemingly unconnected crimes. In one, a twenty year old computer technician is murdered on the front steps of his apartment building. The second is the disappearance of an elderly couple.
What ties these two stories together is that the elderly couple lived in the same building as the murdered young man. And there is the rub, are these two random occurances in someway connected, and if so, how? Once again we are treated to Montalbano's gastronomic discoveries and the lovely dishes prepared for him by his long suffering cook.
In between solving these two crimes, we are entertained by Camilleri
with his comments on the silliness of the Italian Government and it's sometimes inexplainable demands. (To receive one's retirement pension you must produce a 'certificate of living existence'. You can fill out your own. Which raises the question, who would lie on this document, and why?)
He also takes time to mention the books of his friend Manuel Vazquez Montalban and to discuss the lonely life of a crime writer. According to Camilleri, crime writers in Italy are never mentioned when critics discuss fictional literature. He also takes a shot at American detective shows and how they affect the way Europeans look at the Police and the way that crimes are solved.
Zeb Kantrowitz
 Excursion to Tindari October 24, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Adrea Camilleri again develops very interesting charactors and multiple plots that Inspector Montalbano is capable of unfolding and solving the situation. His books are amusing and very enjoyable.
Exquisite Mysteries, Little Personal Plots, Tiny Pleasures, and Sardonic Humor August 15, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Excursion to Tindari has some of the best humor based on human elimination since Rabelais. Who else but Andrea Camilleri would indulge his character development in such an imaginative and earthy way?
An ongoing theme in the book is the troubled nature of love between men and women. You will find the exposition to provide much room for chuckles and smiles.
The mysteries are subtle and puzzling . . . with the ultimate causal strings well hidden until near the end. Those who love challenging mysteries will feel well rewarded.
Ultimately, Excursion to Tindari is more character development about Inspector Montalbano than it is a mystery. But the book is much more mystery, if you look only at that dimension, than all but a few mysteries that will come out in any given year. As someone who loves great character development and difficult-to-solve mysteries, I was in heaven while reading this delightful book.
A young man is assassinated, professional-style, on his doorstep. He comes from a poor family and his work doesn't pay much. Where did he get all those expensive belongings?
An unfriendly elderly couple takes an excursion on a bus to Tindari, and don't even get off the bus until just before the trip ends. After that, no one can find them. What's going on?
A Mafia don tells Montalbano to call on him. Even with great caution, can Montalbano avoid being used for the don's purposes?
In the background, Montalbano is very upset to learn that Mimi Augello, his right hand man, has fallen in love with a policewoman in another town and is thinking about moving. Can anything be done?
The book has only three highlights for Montalbano: His favorite tree provides inspiration and answers; he has an unexpectedly pleasant meal with a beautiful and agreeable young woman; and he can always seem to find some wonderful food to distract him from his annoyances and frustrations.
The contrasts between the inner Montalbano and the public one are nicely and humorously drawn. As always, the politics of the police are displayed in Keystone-Kops-like ways. You could laugh about the funny parts of this book for days.
Bravo to both Andrea Camilleri and his brilliant translator, Stephen Sartarelli!
Exquisite Mysteries, Little Personal Plots, Tiny Pleasures, and Sardonic Humor August 15, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Excursion to Tindari has some of the best humor based on human elimination since Rabelais. Who else but Andrea Camilleri would indulge his character development in such an imaginative and earthy way?
An ongoing theme in the book is the troubled nature of love between men and women. You will find the exposition to provide much room for chuckles and smiles.
The mysteries are subtle and puzzling . . . with the ultimate causal strings well hidden until near the end. Those who love challenging mysteries will feel well rewarded.
Ultimately, Excursion to Tindari is more character development about Inspector Montalbano than it is a mystery. But the book is much more mystery, if you look only at that dimension, than all but a few mysteries that will come out in any given year. As someone who loves great character development and difficult-to-solve mysteries, I was in heaven while reading this delightful book.
A young man is assassinated, professional-style, on his doorstep. He comes from a poor family and his work doesn't pay much. Where did he get all those expensive belongings?
An unfriendly elderly couple takes an excursion on a bus to Tindari, and don't even get off the bus until just before the trip ends. After that, no one can find them. What's going on?
A Mafia don tells Montalbano to call on him. Even with great caution, can Montalbano avoid being used for the don's purposes?
In the background, Montalbano is very upset to learn that Mimi Augello, his right hand man, has fallen in love with a policewoman in another town and is thinking about moving. Can anything be done?
The book has only three highlights for Montalbano: His favorite tree provides inspiration and answers; he has an unexpectedly pleasant meal with a beautiful and agreeable young woman; and he can always seem to find some wonderful food to distract him from his annoyances and frustrations.
The contrasts between the inner Montalbano and the public one are nicely and humorously drawn. As always, the politics of the police are displayed in Keystone-Kops-like ways. You could laugh about the funny parts of this book for days.
Bravo to both Andrea Camilleri and his brilliant translator, Stephen Sartarelli!
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