The Dance of the Seagull, Andrea Camilleri Translated by Stephen Sartarelli
The Dance of the Seagull, Andrea Camilleri Translated by Stephen Sartarelli
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The Dance of the Seagull

Author: Andrea Camilleri; Translated by Stephen Sartarelli

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 11 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/26/2013


Synopsis

The latest from theNew York Timesbestselling author ofThe Potters FieldandThe Age of Doubt With Inspector Montalbanos most recent outings hitting theNew York Timesbestseller list, Andrea Camilleris 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. Before leaving for vacation with Livia, Montalbano witnesses a seagull doing an odd dance on the beach outside his homeand then 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 seagulls dance of death may provide the key to understanding a macabre world of sadism, extortion, and murder.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dave on October 22, 2021

#15 in Andrea Camilleri’s Inspector Salvo Montalbano series set in fictional Vigata, Sicily. Solid entry: 1) great food-check; 2) Montalbano obsessing about some beautiful woman (and not Livia)-check; 3) goofball underlings such as Caterella, and a little violent mafia crime scene, though this time,......more

Goodreads review by Dale on July 15, 2013

Two rules: 1. Mystery authors should take their own work seriously. I don't mean they should avoid humor, but they should not mock their own creation. 2. If you're going to do the post-modernist self-referential thing, go all-in or forget about it. Sadly, nobody told Camilleri about these two rules, an......more

Goodreads review by Juan on July 01, 2021

Llevo 19 libros de Montalbano, el primero hace 16 años. Pasó mucho tiempo y pasaron muchas historias del comisario. Él ha envejecido, yo también. Si bien es una lectura en mi zona de confort y me he encariñado con los personajes, me está pesando un poco la lectura de esta saga. El formato ya no tien......more

Goodreads review by Camilla on January 22, 2025

Uno dei migliori della serie. Amo il Camilleri dissacrante, satirico e pungente. Talmente divertente che son finita a divorarlo in due giorni.......more

Goodreads review by Ivonne on March 01, 2013

Checking out the excellent mystery website, Stop You're Killing Me!, always proves frustrating when it comes to Andrea Camilleri. There are always three, four, five novels featuring the Sicilian police chief inspector Salvo Montalbano that have not yet been translated into English! Despite that back......more