The Overnight Kidnapper, Andrea Camilleri
The Overnight Kidnapper, Andrea Camilleri
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The Overnight Kidnapper

Author: Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 6 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/05/2019


Synopsis

The new novel in the irresistible and transporting New York Times bestselling Inspector Montalbano mystery seriesThe day gets off to a bad start for Montalbano: while trying to break up a fight on Marinella beach, he hits the wrong man and is stopped by the Carabinieri. When he finally gets to the office, the inspector learns about a strange abduction: a woman was abducted, drugged, and then released unharmed a few hours later. A few days later, the same thing happens again, but this time the woman abducted is the niece of Enzo, the owner of Montalbano’s favorite trattoria. The only link between the two events is that both women are thirty years old and work in a bank. Alongside this investigation, Montalbano has to deal with an arson case. A shop that sells household appliances has burned down, and its owner, Marcello Di Carlo, seems to have vanished into thin air. Has he run off with his lover after a holiday in the Canary Islands? Is he fleeing from his creditors, or was he murdered by the Mafia for not paying their protection money? At first this seems like a trivial case, but a third abduction—yet again of a girl who works in a bank—and the discovery of a body bring up new questions. Whose body is it? And where has Di Carlo’s secret lover gone?

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 is an award-winning narrator with over a thousand titles to his credit. Named one of the “Best Voices of the Century” and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dave

#23 of 28 books in the Inspector Salvo Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri, which begins with the kidnapping of two women, both 30, both work in banks, who are released after a day unharmed, not robbed. So, intriguing? What is being communicated by the kidnappers? Then some arson takes place, and......more

Είναι το δεύτερο βιβλίο του Camilleri που διαβάζω και η πρώτη ιστορία του επιθεωρητή Montalbano. Μου άρεσε αρκετά και ο τρόπος γραφής, όπως και στο πρώτο που διάβασα (πανσιόν Εύα) και η ροή της ιστορίας. Το διάβασα μέσα σε δύο βράδια και περίμενα να δω πως θα καταλήξει η ιστορία. Σίγουρα θα φροντίσω......more

Goodreads review by Skip

Three female bank employees are flagged down to help a man working on his car; two are chloroformed, but otherwise unharmed, but the third is superficially slashed. Are they related? Is this a vendetta against banks? Montalbano and his team start asking questions as they always do, and Catarella but......more


Quotes

“Camilleri’s long-running Inspector Montalbano series is always a pleasure, with each new installment sure to transport readers to the cloistered, sunny, dangerous world of Sicilian crime.” Crime Reads

“Another wry, amiable procedural from the prolific Camilleri, whose unflappably put-upon hero soldiers on no matter how absurd the crime or aggravating the situation.” Kirkus Reviews

“The aging detective’s insights into the darker side of human nature allow him to cut through the red herrings as the action builds to a crisp, decisive ending…Camilleri fans are in for a treat.” Publishers Weekly

“A sterling example of the universal appeal that has led the series to be translated into thirty-two languages…A sure-bet international mystery.” Booklist

“Gardner’s rich, expressive voice underscores Montalbano’s multifaceted personality…Gardner deftly handles the wisecracking dialogue of the police officers but wisely tones it down when Montalbano is working the cases. A bonus: Gardner’s portrayal of overly eager Officer Catarella is delightful.” AudioFile


Awards

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