The Cook of the Halcyon, Andrea Camilleri
The Cook of the Halcyon, Andrea Camilleri
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The Cook of the Halcyon

Author: Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 5 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/16/2021

Synopsis

The new novel in the transporting New York Times bestselling Inspector Montalbano mystery seriesTwo deaths, the suicide of a newly laid-off worker and an unscrupulous businessman found murdered, lead Inspector Montalbano to inspect the Halcyon, a nearly abandoned mysterious ship with no passengers.

About Andrea Camilleri

Andrea Camilleri (1925–2019) wrote the internationally bestselling Inspector Montalbano mysteries as well as historical novels. His books have been made into television shows in Italy and translated into thirty-two languages. His thirteenth Montalbano novel, The Potter’s Field, won the Crime Writers’ Association International Dagger Award and was longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.

About Grover Gardner

Grover Gardner has recorded more than 650 audiobooks since beginning his career in 1981.  He's been named one of the "Best Voices of the Century" as well as a "Golden Voice" by AudioFile magazine.  Gardner has garnered over 20 AudioFile Earphones Awards and is the recipient of an Audio Publishers Association Audie Award, as well as a three-time finalist.  In 2005, Publishers Weekly deemed him "Audiobook Narrator of the Year." Gardner has also narrated hundreds of audiobooks under the names Tom Parker and Alexander Adams.  Among his many titles are Marcus Sakey's At the City's Edge, as well as Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and John Irving's The Cider House Rules.  Gardner studied Theater and Art History at Rollins College and received a Master's degree in Acting from George Washington University.  He lives in Oregon with his significant other and daughter.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dave on January 08, 2022

Number 27 of the series by Andrea Camilleri set in the fictional Vigata, Sicily, featuring the likable Inspector Salvo Montalbano, and it’s kind of a crazy experience, in several ways. It’s unique in the way it is written, and to me, having read all the previous books in order, disappointing, discon......more

Goodreads review by Skip on October 13, 2021

2.5 stars, rounded up. Weird story, partially explained by Camilleri in his end note as this novel was initially intended to be a screenplay. A local businessman, who is living large, closes his factory, drawing massive protests from disgruntled employees. Montalbano's small police force in Vigata a......more

Goodreads review by Alessandra on May 31, 2019

Ben due postille dell'autore alla fine, che sanno tanto di excusatio non petita, per giustificare fragilità della trama e incongruenze nella narrazione. Camilleri sta ravanando in fondo ai cassetti e questa sceneggiatura per una co produzione italo americana non andata a buon fine, anni fa, e ora ri......more

Goodreads review by Tapadura on August 19, 2022

Es el penúltimo libro de la serie de Montalbano. Camilleri no defrauda y en esta nueva entrega vuelve a demostrar que era un maestro de la novela negra o policiaca . Esta historia en principio iba a ser un guion televisivo pero el proyecto no salió adelante y el autor decidió transformarla en una no......more

Quotes

“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.” A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author, praise for the series

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