Sicily, 1920s. As socialists who run successful farms and businesses, the Sacco brothers are a prime target of the local Mafia's extortion racket. When their father receives an anonymous letter demanding protection money, he goes to the police. But what can they do with such a complaint? No one in the village has ever dared denounce the Mafia before. From that moment on, the Sacco brothers must defend themselves as they face an escalating war against...

"Hay una miríada de relatos en la tradición judía, y en parte también en la musulmana, que describe a Caín de forma diferente a la versión bíblica, y yo, que al fin y al cabo no soy más que un cuentacuentos, he trabajado sobre esos relatos alternativos". En esta obra, Andrea Camilleri ofrece una visión insólita y sorprendente del primer homicida de la historia. Se trata de un Caín inventor del concepto de elección, y por tanto de la idea...

"Italy's favorite detective, Inspector Montalbano, uncovers corruption and mafia ties in the world of construction and public spending when he investigates the murder of a man found dead in the skeletal workings of a construction site, a place now entombed by a sea of mud from recent days of rain and floods"--

Inspector Salvatore Montalbano wakes from strange dreams to find a gruesomely bludgeoned horse carcass in front of his seaside home. When his men come to investigate, the carcass has disappeared, leaving only a trail in the sand. Then his home is ransacked, and the inspector is certain that the crimes are linked. As he negotiates both the glittering underworld of horse racing and the Mafia's connection to it, Montalbano is aided by his illiterate...

"Inspector Montalbano is troubled by a strange dream as three crimes demand his attention and a beautiful gallery owner threatens his longtime relationship with Livia"--

Primero de un ciclo de cuatro volúmenes de relatos ambientados en el imaginario pueblo siciliano de Vigàta, también escenario de las aventuras del célebre comisario Montalbano, este libro recoge ocho historias tan perfectas que cada una puede leerse como una pequeña novela. En ellas, Andrea Camilleri vuelve a sus orígenes y despliega toda la complejidad del esperpéntico y variopinto inventario humano que encierra una Sicilia imaginada pero,...

"Giovanni Trincanato has brought ruin to the shipyard he inherited from his father and when a worker he fires hangs himself on the construction site, Inspector Montalbano is called to the scene. In short order, the inspector loses his temper with the crass Giovanni, delivers a slap to his face, and unfortunately, it won't be the last he sees of Trincanato. Meanwhile, a mysterious schooner called Halcyon shows up in the harbor, seemingly deserted except...

With their dark sophistication and dry humor, Andrea Camilleri's classic crime novels continue to win more and more fans in America. The latest installment of the popular mystery series finds the moody Inspector Montalbano further beset by the existential questions that have been plaguing him of late. But he doesn't have much time to wax philosophical before the gruesome murder of a man-shot at point-blank range in the face with his pants down-commands...

Eine geheimnisvolle Geige und ein folgenreiches Versprechen Gleich drei Frauen rauben Commissario Montalbano derzeit den Schlaf: Michela, die schöne Arztgattin, die ermordet in ihrer Villa aufgefunden wird. Ihre Freundin Anna, die Montalbano als Zeugin näherkommt, als ihm gut tut. Und Livia, die Frau, die er liebt und der er in einem schwachen Moment etwas versprochen hat: die Ehe. Dabei benötigt er doch alle Aufmerksamkeit, um die Botschaft einer...

Politik und Medien im infernalischen Duett - ein rabenschwarzes Hörbuch um Machtspiele im heutigen Italien Der Sohn eines führenden Politikers wird des Mordes an seiner Verlobten angeklagt. Diese wiederum war die Tochter eines mächtigen politischen Gegners. Als die Nachricht beim Fernsehsender RAI in Palermo eingeht, hält Programmdirektor Caruso die Meldung zurück. Schließlich weiß er nur zu gut, wie schnell man sich mit einem einzigen falschen...