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In this fourth entry of the internationally successful detective series, Inspector Salvo Montalbano confronts a grisly homicide when a naked young woman is discovered suffocated in her bed. His interrogation of the victim’s husband, a noted doctor, a shy admirer who has vanished, an antiques dealer from Bologna, and the victim’s friend Anna leads Montalbano deeper into a tangled web of motives and secrets. The investigation ultimately hinges on a reclusive violinist whose connection to the case may reveal the true killer.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Andrea Camilleri
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