The fourth book in the New York Times bestselling Inspector Montalbano mystery series Inspector Montalbano, praised as -a delightful creation- (USA Today), has been compared to the legendary detectives of Georges Simenon, Dashiell Hammett, and Raymond Chandler.
But it is a mysterious, reclusive violinist who holds the key to the murder..
Among the suspects are her aging husband, a famous doctor; a shy admirer, now disappeared; an antiques-dealing lover from Bologna; and the victim\'s friend Anna, whose charms Montalbano cannot help but appreciate...
As the fourth mystery in the internationally bestselling series opens, Montalbano\'s gruesome discovery of a lovely, naked young woman suffocated in her bed immediately sets him on a search for her killer.
The fourth book in the New York Times bestselling Inspector Montalbano mystery series Inspector Montalbano, praised as -a delightful creation- (USA Today), has been compared to the legendary detectives of Georges Simenon, Dashiell Hammett, and Raymond Chandler