| The Terra-Cotta Dog Lib/E: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery Contributor(s): Camilleri, Andrea (Author), Gardner, Grover (Read by), Sartarelli, Stephen (Translator) |
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ISBN: 078616994X ISBN-13: 9780786169948 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $40.50 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: Montalbano's latest case begins with a mysterious tte tte with a Mafioso, some inexplicably abandoned loot from a supermarket heist, and some dying words that lead him to an illegal arms cache in a mountain cave. There the inspector finds two young lovers, dead for fifty years and still embracing, watched over by a life-sized terra-cotta dog. Montalbano's passion to solve this old crime takes him on a journey through Sicily's past and into a family's dark heart amidst the horrors of World War II bombardment. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Inspector Montalbano Mysteries |
| Physical Information: 1.18" H x 6.58" W x 6.47" (0.56 lbs) 6 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Inspector Montalbano's latest case begins with a mysterious tete a tete with a Mafioso, some inexplicably abandoned loot from a supermarket heist, and some dying words that lead him to an illegal arms cache in a mountain cave. There the inspector finds two young lovers, dead for fifty years and still embracing, watched over by a life-sized terra-cotta dog. Montalbano's passion to solve this old crime takes him on a journey through Sicily's past and into a family's dark heart amidst the horrors of World War II bombardment. Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano has garnered millions of fans worldwide with his sardonic take on Sicilian life. With sly wit and a keen understanding of human nature, Montalbano is a detective whose earthiness, compassion, and imagination make him totally irresistible. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sartarelli, Stephen: - Stephen Sartarelli is an award-winning translator and poet. Camilleri, Andrea: -Andrea Camilleri is the author of the internationally bestselling Inspector Montalbano mysteries as well as historical novels. His books have been made into television shows in Italy and translated into thirty-two languages. His thirteenth Montalbano novel, The Potter's Field, won the Crime Writers' Association International Dagger Award and was long-listed for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Gardner, Grover: -Grover Gardner is an award-winning narrator with over eight hundred titles to his credit. Named one of the Best Voices of the Century and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards. |