{"product_id":"the-dance-of-the-seagull-9780143122616","title":"The Dance of the Seagull","description":"\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\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith Inspector Montalbano's most recent outings hitting the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list, Andrea Camilleri's darkly refined Italian mysteries have become favorites of American crime novel fans. This latest installment finds Montalbano in search of his missing right-hand man.\u003cp\u003eBefore leaving for vacation with Livia, Montalbano witnesses a seagull doing an odd dance on the beach outside his home, when the bird suddenly drops dead. Stopping in at his office for a quick check before heading off, he notices that Fazio is nowhere to be found and soon learns that he was last seen on the docks, secretly working on a case. Montalbano sets out to find him and discovers that the seagull's dance of death may provide the key to understanding a macabre world of sadism, extortion, and murder.\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 the bestselling author of the popular Inspector Montalbano mystery series, as well as historical novels that take place in nineteenth-century Sicily. His books have been made into Italian television shows and have been translated into seven languages. He lives in Rome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Sartarelli\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning translator and the author of three books of poetry.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513857642770,"sku":"9780143122616","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2f5c3fce-0ce1-41bd-b880-d2a337e50bde.jpg?v=1730968295","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-dance-of-the-seagull-9780143122616","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}