The Wings Of Sphinx (An Inspector Montalbano Mystery) - Softcover

Camilleri, Andrea

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1410425843 ISBN 13: 9781410425843

Publisher: Kennebec Large Print, 2010

Synopsis

Things are not going well for Inspector Salvo Montalbano. His relationship with Livia is once again on the rocks and -- acutely aware of his age -- he is beginning to grow weary of the endless violence he encounters. Then a young woman is found dead, her face half shot off and only a tattoo of a sphinx moth to identify her. The tattoo links her to three other girls, all victims of the underworld sex trade, who are all missing . . .

About this title

About the Author:

ANDREA CAMILLERI, a number-one bestselling author in Italy and Germany, is the author of the 'Inspector Montalbano' mystery series and several historical novels set in nineteenth-century Sicily. His books have been translated into eight languages.

STEPHEN SARTARELLI is an award-winning translator and poet. He lives in France.

From AudioFile:

Grover Gardner is the perfect performer for Camilleri's series, giving a slyly funny reading of Inspector Montalbano and the Sicilian cops he works with. For instance, he gives the imbecile desk sergeant who can't spell, write clearly, or ever get a name right, an amusing Bronx accent. Great performance, but therein lies a problem. If Catarella is such a buffoon, why does he have a job? The writing (and/or translation) is clunky, and the plotting either predictable or unbelievable, not a good combination. The titular sphinx is a four-winged moth tattooed on a naked dead girl found in a dump on the first page or so. What follows doesn't quite succeed as farce or thriller, but Gardner keeps the experience fairly painless for the listener. B.G. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Kennebec Large Print
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1410425843
• ISBN 13: 9781410425843
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328