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Violence
Some
Two murders; the investigation involves illegal immigration and organized crime
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild content
Emotional Intensity
Some
The specific connection between the most serious crimes and the most ordinary human needs; Montalbano's character revealed by what bothers him and what doesn't
What this book is about
A Tunisian fisherman is shot dead, and an old man on a ferry is killed in what appears to be an unrelated incident. Inspector Montalbano also becomes interested in the case of a boy whose lunch is being stolen at school. The three cases are more connected than they appear. Andrea Camilleri's third Montalbano novel demonstrates the series' characteristic pleasure: the collision of the mundane and the serious, Montalbano's fierce attachment to food and dignity in equal measure, and the Sicilian social world rendered with warmth and irony.
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third Inspector Montalbano novel by Andrea Camilleri
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