An intoxicating mystery featuring Inspector Montalbano
Game of Mirrors is the eighteenth exciting instalment in the Inspector Montalbano mysteries by Andrea Camilleri.
When Montalbano comes to the aid of his new neighbour, Liliana Lombardo, after the engine of her car is interfered with, the inspector can little imagine where this innocuous event will lead. It soon transpires that the young woman - beautiful, intelligent and rather vague about the whereabouts of her husband - is being targeted by someone with a grudge against her. But is Liliana's growing interest in Montalbano simply a product of the detective's innate charm? Or is she trying to lead him astray - and into trouble?
Meanwhile the inspector finds himself drawn into another mystery when a bomb explodes outside an empty warehouse in Vigà ta. But who was the bomb intended for? And why was it left in such a peculiar place? As Montalbano and his colleagues investigate the street's residents - some of whom have suspicious mafia links - they begin to receive a barrage of false clues from an anonymous source.
As Liliana's behaviour becomes increasingly erratic and leaks around the case threaten Montalbano's reputation; the sense of danger grows. The inspector soon realizes that, with this investigation, he is being led into a hall of mirrors, where there is danger at every turn and nothing is quite clear . . .
Game of Mirrors is followed by the nineteenth Inspector Montalbano novel, Blade of Light.
Camilleri, Andrea
Andrea Camilleri is one of Italy's most famous contemporary writers. The Inspector Montalbano series has been translated into thirty-two languages and was adapted for Italian television, screened on BBC4. The Potter's Field, the thirteenth book in the series, was awarded the Crime Writers' Association's International Dagger for the best crime novel translated into English. In addition to his phenomenally successful Inspector Montalbano series, he is also the author of the historical comic mysteries Hunting Season and The Brewer of Preston. He lives in Rome.
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Über den Autor
Andrea Camilleri is one of Italy's most famous contemporary writers. His books have sold over 65 million copies worldwide. He lives in Rome. The Inspector Montalbano series, which began with The Shape of Water, has been translated into thirty-two languages and was adapted for Italian television, screened on BBC4. The Potter's Field, the thirteenth book in the series, was awarded the Crime Writers' Association's International Dagger for the best crime novel translated into English. In addition to his phenomenally successful Inspector Montalbano series, he is also the author of the historical comic mysteries Hunting Season and The Brewer of Preston.
Klappentext
'Some time ago I happened to see a film by Orson Welles in which there's a scene that takes place in a room entirely made up of mirrors, where the person can no longer tell where he is and becomes completely disorientated . . . I think these people are trying to play the same game with us . . .'
When Montalbano comes to the aid of his new neighbour after the engine of her car is interfered with, the inspector can little imagine where this innocuous event will lead. For it soon transpires that Liliana Lombardo is being targeted by someone with a grudge against her.
Meanwhile the inspector finds himself drawn into another mystery when a bomb explodes outside an empty warehouse in Vigáta. But who was the bomb intended for? And why was it left in such a peculiar place?
The inspector soon realizes that he is being led into a hall of mirrors, where there is danger at every turn and nothing is quite clear . . .
Praise for the Inspector Montalbano series
'A magnificent series of novels' Sunday Times
'For sunny views, explosive characters and a snappy plot constructed with great farcical ingenuity, the writer you want is Andrea Camilleri' New York Times
An intoxicating mystery featuring Inspector Montalbano
