The Patience of the Spider

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"You either love Andrea Camilleri or you haven't read him yet. Each novel in this wholly addictive, entirely magical series, set in Sicily and starring a detective unlike any other in crime fiction, blasts the brain like a shot of pure oxygen. Aglow with local color, packed with flint-dry wit, as fresh and clean as Mediterranean seafood - altogether transporting. Long live Camilleri, and long live Montalbano." A.J. Finn, #1New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Woman in the Window Winning fans in Europe and America for their dark sophistication and dry humor, Andrea Camilleri's crime novels are classics of the genre. Set once again in Sicily, The Patience of the Spider pits Inspector Montalbano against his greatest foe yet- the weight of his own years. Still recovering from the gunshot wound he suffered in Rounding the Mark, he must overcome self-imposed seclusion and waxing self-doubt to penetrate a web of hatred and secrets in pursuit of the strangest culprit he's ever hunted. A mystery unlike any other, this emotionally taut story brings the Montalbano saga to a captivating crossroads.

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Praise for Andrea Camilleri and the Montalbano Series

The idiosyncratic Montalbano is totally endearing.The New York Times

Camilleri is as crafty and charming a writer as his protagonist is an investigator.The Washington Post Book World

Hailing from the land of Umberto Eco and La Cosa Nostra, Montalbano can discuss a pointy-headed book like Western Attitudes Toward Death as unflinchingly as he can pore over crime-scene snuff photos. He throws together an extemporaneous lunch of shrimp with lemon and oil as gracefully as he dodges advances from attractive women.Los Angeles Times

[Camilleris mysteries] offer quirky characters, crisp dialogue, bright storytellingand Salvo Montalbano, one of the most engaging protagonists in detective fictionMontalbano is a delightful creation, an honest man on Siciliys mean streets.USA Today

Camilleri is as crafty and charming a writer as his protagonist is an investigator.The Washington Post Book World

Like Mike Hammer or Sam Spade, Montalbano is the kind of guy who cant stay out of troubleStill, deftly and lovingly translated by Stephen Sartarelli, Camilleri makes it abundantly clear that under the gruff, sardonic exterior our inspector has a heart of gold, and that any outburst, fumbles, or threats are made only in the name of pursuing truth.The Nation

Camilleri can do a characters whole backstory in half a paragraph.The New Yorker

Subtle, sardonic, and molto simpatico: Montalbano is the Latin re-creation of Philip Marlowe, working in a place that manages to be both more and less civilized than chandler Los Angeles.Kirkus Reviews(starred)

The novels of Andrea Camilleri breathe out the sense of place, the sense of humor, and the sense of despair that fills the air of Sicily."Donna Leon

Author Bio

Andrea Camilleri's Montalbano mystery series, bestsellers in Italy and Germany, has been adapted for Italian television and translated into German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Japanese, Dutch, and Swedish. He lives in Rome. Stephen Sartarelli lives in upstate New York.