{"product_id":"death-in-sicily-the-first-three-novels-in-the-inspector-montalbano-series-the-shape-of-water-the-terra-cotta-dog-the-snack-thief-9780143123682","title":"Death in Sicily: The First Three Novels in the Inspector Montalbano Series: The Shape of Water; The Terra-Cotta Dog; The Snack Thief","description":"\u003cb\u003eCollected in one volume--the first three books in the bestselling Inspector Montalbano mystery series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in the Window\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican readers were first introduced to Sicily's inimitable Inspector Salvo Montalbano more than ten years ago. Since then, the detective--and his characteristic mix of humor, cynicism, compassion, and love of good food--has won the affection of crime fiction aficionados and Italophiles alike. With Andrea Camilleri's last two mysteries appearing on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list, it's clear that interest in the series is at an all time high. Now, \u003ci\u003eDeath in Sicily\u003c\/i\u003e features the Inspector's first three adventures in one handy volume, offering new readers just the enticement they need to get started.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea Camilleri\u003c\/b\u003e is also the author of eighteen Montalbano novels, fifteen of which have been translated into English, as well as historical novels set in nineteenth-century Sicily. He lives in Rome.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Sartarelli\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning translator and poet. He lives in France.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645365063954,"sku":"9780143123682","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8a3ca529-7a19-43e5-aab9-46cd9dd37ac0.jpg?v=1733150344","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/death-in-sicily-the-first-three-novels-in-the-inspector-montalbano-series-the-shape-of-water-the-terra-cotta-dog-the-snack-thief-9780143123682","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}