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Violence
Some
A murder; the victim's concealed identity and activities are the central mystery
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Some sexual content; the victim's hidden life involves relationships
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild content
Emotional Intensity
Some
The specific patience required to investigate someone who doesn't want to be known; Montalbano's ability to work without knowing who his victim actually is
What this book is about
A man is found shot dead in his car outside Vigàta, and almost nothing about him — his identity, his presence in Sicily, his activities — makes straightforward sense. Inspector Montalbano investigates a case where almost every element of the victim's life has been constructed to conceal something. Andrea Camilleri's ninth Montalbano novel is a character study as much as a procedural — the investigation peeling back layers of concealment to find a life that was being deliberately hidden, for reasons that are more human than criminal.
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ninth Inspector Montalbano novel by Andrea Camilleri
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