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  • Bibliography:
    39 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2002
  • Latest Book:
    September 2021
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Full Series List in Order

A Salvo Montalbano Mystery

0.5 - Death at Sea (Sep-2018)
1 - The Shape of Water (May-2002)
2 - The Terra-Cotta Dog (Nov-2002)
3 - The Snack Thief (Apr-2003)
4 - Voice of the Violin (Nov-2003)
5 - Excursion To Tindari (Jan-2005)
6 - The Smell of the Night (Oct-2005)
7 - Rounding the Mark (Jul-2006)
8 - The Patience of the Spider (May-2007)
9 - The Paper Moon (Apr-2008)
10 - August Heat (Mar-2009)
11 - The Wings of the Sphinx (Jan-2010)
12 - The Track of Sand (Nov-2010)
13 - The Potter's Field (Oct-2011)
14 - The Age of Doubt (Jun-2012)
15 - The Dance of the Seagull (Mar-2013)
16 - Treasure Hunt (Sep-2013)
17 - Angelica's Smile (Aug-2014)
18 - Game of Mirrors (Apr-2015)
19 - A Beam of Light (Sep-2015)
20 - A Voice in the Night (Nov-2016)
21 - A Nest of Vipers (Aug-2017)
22 - The Pyramid of Mud (Jan-2018)
23 - The Overnight Kidnapper (Feb-2019)
24 - The Other End of the Line (Sep-2019)
25 - The Safety Net (Mar-2020)
26 - The Sicilian Method (Jan-2020)
27 - The Cook of the Halcyon (Jan-2021)
28 - Riccardino (Sep-2021)
Montalbano's First Case and Other Stories (Feb-2016)

Book List in Order: 39 titles



  • The goats of Vigata once grazed on the trash-strewn site still known as the Pasture. Now local enterprise of a different sort flourishes: drug dealers and prostitutes of every flavor. But their discreet trade is upset when two employees of the Splend...



  • Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano has garnered millions of fans worldwide with his sardonic take on Sicilian life. Montalbano's latest case begins with a mysterious tt tt with a Mafioso, some inexplicably abandoned loot from a supermarket...



  • Never has Inspector Montalbano's character--a unique end of humor, cynicism, compassion, earthiness, and love of good food--been more compelling an in The Snack Thief. When an elderly man is man stabbed to death in an elevator and a crewman on an ...



  • “You either love Andrea Camilleri or you haven’t read him yet. Each novel in this wholly addictive, entirely magical series, set in Sicily and starring a detective unlike any other in crime fiction, blasts the brain like a shot of pure oxygen. Ag...



  • “The novels of Andrea Camilleri breathe out the sense of place, the sense of humor, and the sense of despair that fills the air of Sicily.” -- Donna Leon 

    A young Don Juan is found murdered in front of his apartment building one morning, ...



  • Half the retirees in Vigata have invested their savings with Emanuele Gargano. But now the financial wizard has disappeared, along with their money. Has Gargano flown the coop or, this being Sicily, did he run afoul of the Mafia? The ingenious new no...



  • The earthy and urbane Sicilian detective Inspector Montalbano casts his spell on more and more fans with each new mystery from Andrea Camilleri. Two seemingly unrelated deaths form the central mystery of Rounding the Mark. They will take Montalba...



  • Winning fans in Europe and America for their dark sophistication and dry humor, Andrea Camilleri's crime novels are classics of the genre. Set once again in Sicily, The Patience of the Spider pits Inspector Montalbano against his greatest foe yet: th...



  • “You either love Andrea Camilleri or you haven’t read him yet. Each novel in this wholly addictive, entirely magical series, set in Sicily and starring a detective unlike any other in crime fiction, blasts the brain like a shot of pure oxygen. Ag...






  • When a colleague extends his summer vacation, Inspector Salvo Montalbano is forced to stay in Vigta and endure the August heat. Montalbano's long-suffering girlfriend, Livia, joins him with a friend-husband and young son in tow-to keep her company d...



  • Things are not going well for Inspector Salvo Montalbano. His relationship with Livia is once again on the rocks and-acutely aware of his age-he is beginning to grow weary of the endless violence he encounters. Then a young woman is found dead, her f...



  • Inspector Salvatore Montalbano wakes from strange dreams to find a gruesomely bludgeoned horse carcass in front of his seaside home. When his men came to investigate, the carcass has disappeared, leaving only a trail in the sand. Then his home is ran...



  • Witty and entertaining, the Montalbano novels by Andrea Camilleri-a master of the Italian detective story-have become favorites of mystery fans everywhere. In this latest installment, an unidentified corpse is found near Vigta, a town known for its ...



  • With their dark sophistication and dry humor, Andrea Camilleri's hugely popular Sicilian crime novels continue to win more and more fans in America. The day after a storm, Inspector Montalbano encounters a strange woman who expresses interest in a ce...



  • The latest from the New York Times bestselling author of The Potter's Field and The Age of Doubt With Inspector Montalbano's most recent outings hitting the New York Times bestseller list, Andrea Camilleri's darkly refined Italian mysteries have b...



  • The sixteenth Sicilian mystery in the irresistible New York Times -- bestselling Inspector Montalbano series In Treasure Hunt, Montalbano is hailed as a hero after news cameras film him scaling a building -- gun in hand -- to capture a pair of unl...



  • From internationally bestselling author Andrea Camilleri, a brilliant, bawdy comedy that will surprise even the most die-hard Montalbano fans In 1880s Vigàta, a stranger comes to town to open a pharmacy. Fofò turns out to be the son of a man leg...



  • The last four books in Andrea Camilleri’s Inspector Montalbano series have leapfrogged their way up the New York Times bestseller list, perfectly positioning Angelica’s Smile to ascend to even greater heights. A rash of burglaries has got Insp...



  • In this mystery novella featuring Inspector Montalbano, a deadly accident at a building site prompts a search with shocking revelationsYesterday morning around seven thirty, an Albanian construction worker, age thirty-eight, Pashko Puka, a legal resi...






  • The New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Montalbano series brings us back to Vigàta in the nineteenth century for a rip-roaring comic novel. 1870s Sicily. Much to the displeasure of Vigàta’s stubborn populace, the town has just b...



  • Someone is toying with Italy’s favorite detective in the eighteenth installment of the New York Times bestselling Inspector Montalbano Mystery series Andrea Camilleri’s Inspector Montalbano novels have become an international sensation, with f...





  • When Inspector Montalbano falls under the charms of beautiful gallery owner Marian, his longtime relationship with Livia comes under threat. Meanwhile, he is also troubled by a strange dream as three crimes demand his attention: the assault and robbe...



  • From the author of the New York Times-bestselling Inspector Montalbano mystery series, twenty-one short stories spanning the beloved detective’s career Inspector Montalbano has charmed readers in nineteen popular novels, and now in Montalbano...



  • "Sir, now the matter is perfectly clear. You... you are my nose!"

    The Collegiate Assessor Kovalyov wakes one morning to discover that his nose has disappeared. Unbeknownst to him, it has mysteriously found its way into a loaf of bread on the b...



  • Two deaths lead Inspector Montalbano into investigations of corruption and power in the twentieth installment of the New York Times bestselling series Montalbano investigates a robbery at a supermarket, a standard case that takes a spin when manag...



  • The award-winning author of the Inspector Montalbano series explores the political intrigue of seventeenth-century Sicily in this novel based on true events.  Sicily, 1677. Just before his death, the viceroy of Spanish-controlled Sicily names hi...



  • Blade of Light is the nineteenth gripping addition to the phenomenally successful Inspector Montalbano mysteries by Andrea Camilleri, featuring a stunning redesigned cover.For a brief moment, as Montalbano was looking, a bright blade of light flashed...



  • In the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling Inspector Montalbano mystery series, Montalbano investigates the death of wealthy accountant Cosimo Barletta in a case involving a string of mistresses and family secrets. Inspector Monta...






  • Inspector Montalbano uncovers corruption and mafia ties in the world of construction and contracts On a gloomy morning in Vigàta, a call from Fazio rouses Inspector Montalbano from a nightmare. A man called Giugiù Nicotra has b...



  • The award-winning author’s “vivid historical novel based on the true story of the five Sacco brothers” who fought fascism and the mafia in 1920s Sicily (Publishers Weekly).  Sicily, 1920s. As socialists who run successful farms and busines...



  • Set on the Sicilian coast, a collection of eight short stories featuring the young Inspector Montalbano In 1980s Vigàta, a restless Inspector Montalbano brings his bold investigative style to eight enthralling cases. From jilted lovers and deadly...



  • The new novel in the irresistible and transporting New York Times bestselling Inspector Montalbano mystery series The 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 sto...



  • In this dark yet humorous novel based on a true story, a man uncovers a sordid conspiracy in a Sicilian village, but not everyone wants to know the truth.Lawyer and journalist Matteo Teresi discovers the existence of a secret sect whose members inclu...



  • A wave of refugees has arrived on the Sicilian coast, and Inspector Montalbano and his team have been stationed at port, alongside countless volunteers, to receive and assist the newcomers. Meanwhile, Livia has promised their presence at a friend'...



  • In the new novel in the transporting New York Times bestselling Inspector Montalbano mystery series, Montalbano finds his answers to a murder in a theatrical play Mimi Augello is visiting his lover when the woman's husband unexpectedly returns...



  • Vigàta is bustling as the new filming location for a Swedish television series set in 1950. In the production frenzy, the director asks the locals to track down movies and vintage photos to faithfully recreate the air of Vigata in that time. Enginee...



  • Two deaths, the suicide a newly laid-off worker and an unscrupulous businessman found murdered, leads Inspector Montalbano to inspect the Halcyon, a nearly abandoned mysterious ship with no passengers....



  • The long-awaited last novel in the transporting and beloved New York Times bestselling Inspector Montalbano series"At eighty, I foresaw Montalbano's departure from the scene, I got the idea and I didn't let it slip away. So I found myself writing thi...





Award-Winning Books by Andrea Camilleri

Voice of the Violin
2009 Audies -- Mystery


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Andrea Camilleri has published 39 books.

Andrea Camilleri does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Riccardino, was published in September 2021.

The first book by Andrea Camilleri, The Shape of Water, was published in May 2002.

Yes. Andrea Camilleri has 1 series.