Voice of the Violin

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‘Sly and witty … Montalbano must pick his way through a labyrinth of corruption, false clues, vendettas — and delicious meals. The result is funny and intriguing with a fluent translation by New York poet Stephen Sartarelli’ Observer

‘Delightful … funny and ebulliently atmospheric’ The Times

‘This savagely funny police procedural proves that sardonic laughter is a sound that translates ever so smoothly into English’ New York Times Book Review

‘Camilleri is as crafty and charming a writer as his protagonist is an investigator’ Washington Post

‘Wit and delicacy and the fast-cut timing of farce play across the surface … the persistent, often sexually bemused Montalbano, moving with ease along zigzags created for him, teasing out threads of discrepancy that unravel the whole’ Houston Chronicle

‘Montalbano’s deadpan drollery and sharp observations refresh as much for their honesty as their wit. All he wants is a quiet corner and an uninterrupted afternoon; what reader feels otherwise?’ Kirkus Reviews

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